Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human

Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human

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Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human
CultureChavín (possibly)
Titles
  • Spatula Surmounted by a Figure of a Human
  • Tool
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1 in. (11.4 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1084
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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