Unknown Central and South American
Rattle Bead with a Human Figure

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Rattle Bead with a Human Figure
Artist
CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
  • Rattle Bead with a Human Figure
Date1200–1532 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 13/16 × 5/8 in. (9.7 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.260
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 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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