Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Jaguar

Ornament in the Form of a Jaguar

Public Domain

Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Jaguar
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumBone inlaid with shell
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 × 1 in. (7 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1115
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17–18, 2000, lot 185]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17–18, 2000–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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