Disk Pectoral with Feline Head

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Disk Pectoral with Feline Head
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 1/4 in. (13.3 × 13 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.759
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1988–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 11, precedes object bought at auction May, 1988.

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