Torso from the Figure of a Female

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CultureInca (Inka)

Titles

Torso from the Figure of a Female

Date1200–1532 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 11/16 × 13/16 in. (4 × 1.7 × 2.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.944

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

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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