Bird Ornament, one of six

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Bird Ornament, one of six
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Bird Ornament, one of six
Datec. 900–100 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 10 in. (7.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1304
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 1970–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 6, by slide dated "OCT 70."

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