Plaque

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CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (probably)

Titles

Plaque

Date800–1500 AD

PlaceBolivia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 13/16 × 3/8 in. (2.1 × 1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.635

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate New Jersey collection, before 2005 [1]; [Arte Primitivo NY, 6.9.05, lot #276]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2005–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Arte Primitivo catalog.

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