Figural Ornament

Figural Ornament

Public Domain

Figural Ornament
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Figural Ornament
Date600–1000 AD
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold, shell, and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (6.6 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1030
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 December 1972–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, precedes slide dated "DEC 72."

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