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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Pointed Object with Carved Hand
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Pointed Object with Carved Hand

Possible OriginPeru, South America
CultureChavin (?)
PeriodInitial Period - Early Horizon (Formative Period)
Dateca. 1000-500 BCE
MediumBone
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions3 3/4 x 1/2 in. (9.5 x 1.3 cm)
Object number1994.018.010
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 1985, lot 59.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas
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