Unknown Central and South American
Human Figure

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Human Figure
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 1 13/16 × 3/4 in. (4.6 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.903
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.903

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