Ornament with Animal Heads

Ornament with Animal Heads

Public Domain

CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Ornament with Animal Heads
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumShells and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 1 11/16 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in. (4.3 × 3.4 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.673
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection; [Christie's, Paris, December 8, 2004, lot 339]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2004–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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