Figure of a Male

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Public Domain

CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
  • Figure of a Male
Date1200–1532 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 5/8 × 11/16 in. (6 × 1.6 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.943
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May 12, 1979–2008 [1][2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Inventory # precedes purchase from Sotheby's Parke Bernet on May 12, 1979.
[2] Glassell Album #9.

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