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Titles
  • Deity Effigy Beaker
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.278
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1987, Pre-Columbian Sale 5579, Lot 22]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 1987–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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