Unknown Central and South American
Crab applique (one of four)

Crab applique (one of four)

Public Domain

Crab applique (one of four)
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Crab applique (one of four)
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 1 3/16 in. (2.5 × 3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1269
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 1969–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 4, photograph precedes slides, dated "JUL 69."

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