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ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Tweezers with Elaborate Handle

Place CreatedMichoacan, Mexico, North America

CultureTarascan (?)

PeriodPostclassic

Date900-1519 CE

MediumSilver alloy

Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II

Dimensions3 1/4 x 3/8 x 1 in. (8.3 x 1 x 2.5 cm)

Object number1992.015.260 A

Exhibition HistoryTears of the Moon: Ancient American Precious Metals from the Permanent Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 16, 1996 - October 31, 1998

ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Louis Slavitz (1907-1992), New York, New York, 1969.

Status

Not on view

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