Unknown Central and South American
Bead Assembly

Bead Assembly

Public Domain

Artist
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Bead Assembly
  • Arm
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, shell, turquoise, sodalite, pyrite, and string
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.246
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 at least February 1972–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, before slide dated "FEB 72".

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