Unknown Central and South American
Cylindrical Rattle Bead Assembly

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Public Domain

Cylindrical Rattle Bead Assembly
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Cylindrical Rattle Bead Assembly
  • Necklace
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 25 3/16 in. (6 × 64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.457
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sold at Sotheby's NY, 11.22.1993, lot #9);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.457

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