Figural Ornament

front of object (mounted to black velvet)

Public Domain

Figural Ornament
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Figural Ornament
Date600–1000 AD
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold, spondylus, shell, and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1031
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 January 1974–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, precedes slide dated "JAN 74."

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