Bee Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Bee Ornament
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold and silver
DimensionsOverall: 11/16 × 5/8 × 7/8 in. (1.8 × 1.6 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1267
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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