Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Stylized Wings

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Public Domain

Ornament with Stylized Wings
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Ornament with Stylized Wings
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 3 3/4 in. (2.5 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.682
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably [Andre Emmerich Inc., New York, before March 1971][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least March 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell album #7, slide with Emmerich's name and catalog number "YE 187" dated "MAY 71."
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker on verso: YE187 / 4 1/2 GR.

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