Mask and Pair of Ear Ornaments

CultureTolita-Tumaco
Titles
  • Mask and Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date400 BC–400 AD
PlaceColombia
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
DimensionsMask: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Ear Ornaments (each): 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.436.1-.3
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 14, 1973, lot 300]; […]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1988–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album # 11, precedes objects purchased November 21, 1988.

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