Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)

Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)

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Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 in. (3.8 × 2.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1223.1
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, June 7, 2005, lot 314]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, June 7, 2005–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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