Unknown Central and South American
Human Figure

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureValdivia
Titles
  • Human Figure
Date3300–1500 BC
PlaceEcuador
MediumGreen stone
DimensionsOverall: 11 5/16 × 5 9/16 in. (28.7 × 14.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1059
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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