Rattle Ornament with Figures of a Warrior and Bird Warrior

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CultureMoche

Titles

Rattle Ornament with Figures of a Warrior and Bird Warrior
Bead

Date100–800 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7.4 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.262

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection, America [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 9, 2006, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Auction, Lot 109]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 9, 2006–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed string tag with Sotheby's label: Bar code / 3BGQD / N08199 0109

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