Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Double-Headed Bird

Ornament in the Form of a Double-Headed Bird

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Ornament in the Form of a Double-Headed Bird
Artist
CultureVicus
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Double-Headed Bird
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.683
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least c. 1988–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 11, adjacent to objects bought November, 1988.

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