Unknown Central and South American
Pin with the Figure of a Human Head at the Finial

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Pin with the Figure of a Human Head at the Finial
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Pin with the Figure of a Human Head at the Finial
  • Tool
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumShell with paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 13/16 × 3/8 in. (7.1 × 0.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1103
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 February, 1972–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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

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