Unknown Central and South American
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)
Artist
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
Not on view

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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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Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
900–200 BC
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front of object
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front of object
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1000 BC–1600 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
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front of object, in case as received by MFAH
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1100–1450 AD
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front of object (mounted to black velvet)
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600–1000 AD
Gold, spondylus, shell, and turquoise
2010.1031
front of object
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell with inlaid gold and turquoise inlay, and string
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front of object
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100 BC–700 AD
Turquoise with spondylus shell inlay
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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell with turquoise inlay
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