Snake with Feline Head

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CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Snake with Feline Head
Zoomorph

Date650–900 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 18 7/16 in. (3.9 × 46.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1252

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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 1969–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Lou Slavitz report, dated 1969; Glassell Album # 5, slide dated "JUL 70."
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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