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Applique of a Bird Warrior Deity (one of six)

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Artist
Moche
Title
Applique of a Bird Warrior Deity (one of six)
Date
100–800 AD
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 2 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 1/8 in. (7.3 × 7.4 × 0.3 cm)
Credit Line

Gift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Current Location
Not on view
Accession Number
2010.1280.2
Classification
Metalwork
Provenance

[David Bernstein, New York]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1979–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010. [1] Glassell Album #9, photographs dated November 1979.

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