Human Figure Effigy Bead

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Human Figure Effigy Bead
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Human Figure Effigy Bead
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumQuartz
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 9/16 × 11/16 in. (2.9 × 1.5 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.906
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by around September 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, near slide dated "SEP 71."

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