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Three Spiral Ornaments

Three Spiral Ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Three Spiral Ornaments
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 7/16 × 13/16 × 1/16 in. (1.1 × 2 × 0.1 cm)
 .2: 5/8 × 3/8 × 1/16 in. (1.6 × 1 × 0.2 cm)
 .3: 5/16 × 5/8 × 1/16 in. (0.8 × 1.6 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4547.1-.3
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least September, 1970 [Slide dated Sep 1970 in Alfred Glassell Album 6];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4433.8

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