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Twelve Ornaments

Twelve Ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Twelve Ornaments
Date800–1500 AD
MediumHammered gold
DimensionsVarious dimensions from 1 in. diameter to 2 3/4 in. diameter
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4387.1-.12
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Francisco O'Campo, Austin and New York, before November 24, 2000] [1]; given to Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 24, 2000–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects described on November 24, 2000.

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Hammered, cut, and chased gold
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1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
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1100–1450 AD
Hammered, incised, chased, and granulated gold
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100–800 AD
Hammered, cut, and filigreed gold
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600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
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Headdress Ornament
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Headdress Ornament
200 BC–800 AD
Hammered and cut gold
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800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.1327.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Five Crescent-shaped Ornaments
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.779.1-.5
Pectoral with Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral with Deity
300–1550 AD
Hammered and chased gold
2004.2440
Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.911
Headdress Ornament with Sun
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament with Sun
100–800 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.1057
Unknown Central and South American