Ornament Depicting the Face of the Sun God

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Ornament Depicting the Face of the Sun God
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Ornament Depicting the Face of the Sun God
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlaceBolivia/Peru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 7 3/16 in. (17.2 × 18.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.446
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Glassell Album #6, slide dated "SEP 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.446

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