Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Two Male Figures Facing Away from Each Other

Ornament with Two Male Figures Facing Away from Each Other

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Ornament with Two Male Figures Facing Away from Each Other
Artist
CultureChimú (possibly)
Titles
  • Ornament with Two Male Figures Facing Away from Each Other
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumBone, shell, string
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 7/8 in. (5.7 × 4.1 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1091
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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