Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

Public Domain

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureNasca

Titles

Ornament

Date100 BC–700 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 4 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (11.6 × 5.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.705

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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 July 1970–2008 [1][2][3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #5, near slide dated "JUL 70."
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Scheduled examination by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, letter dated 8/17/1971.

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