Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Ornament
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumMetal
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (23.4 × 3.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.675
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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