Ornament Depicting a Scorpion

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Ornament Depicting a Scorpion
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Ornament Depicting a Scorpion
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSilver and copper
DimensionsOverall: 5/16 × 2 11/16 × 3 3/4 in. (0.8 × 6.9 × 9.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1277
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1970–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 6, slide dated "JAN 70."

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