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Sixteen Conical Ornaments

Sixteen Conical Ornaments

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Sixteen Conical Ornaments
Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Sixteen Conical Ornaments
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia , South America
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1292.1-.16
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Cano Gallery (Guillermo Cano), New York, by at least August 16, 1990] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August, 1990–2001 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on August 16, 1990.
[2] Glassell Album # 12.

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Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
1100–1450 AD
Silver, cinnabar or hematite lacquer
2001.1231
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
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
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold
2001.863.A,.B
Pair of Frog Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Frog Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold
2001.987.1,.2
Pair of Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1241.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Five Ornaments in the Form of Tweezers
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.861.1-.5
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
Bird Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Bird Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1229
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.859
Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Ornament with Deity Effigy
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Deity Effigy
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.1307
Unknown Central and South American