Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Split Tail

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Public Domain

Ornament with Split Tail
Artist
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (probably)
Titles
  • Ornament with Split Tail
Date800–1500 AD
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 13/16 × 3 9/16 in. (4.6 × 9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.643
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceEx. private New Jersey collection;
(Arte Primitivo NY, 6.9.05, lot #276);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.643

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