Rattle Bead

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Public Domain

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Rattle Bead
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 1 1/2 in. (2.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.258
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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