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CultureNariño (possibly)
Titles
  • Pair of Frog Ornaments
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 x 1 x 1/8 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm)
.2: 3/4 × 7/8 × 1/8 in. (1.9 × 2.3 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.987.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.987.1

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Pair of Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1241.1,.2
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
photo shop pasting of separate images of two-part object
Unknown Central and South American
c. 300
Gold
2001.863.A,.B
Sixteen Conical Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1292.1-.16
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.861.1-.5
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.859
Bird Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1229
Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Ornament with Deity Effigy
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.1307
Headdress Ornament with Sun
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.1057
Unknown Central and South American