Bead Assembly (one of a pair)

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Bead Assembly (one of a pair)
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Bead Assembly (one of a pair)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 5/16 × 5/16 in. (10.5 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.255
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, June 14, 2004, Lot 308]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, June 14, 2004–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular printed with handwritten numbers sticker on mount: 308 / 5088 / CHRISTIES

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