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Pair of Articulated Ornaments with Birds

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Pair of Articulated Ornaments with Birds
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Articulated Ornaments with Birds
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador/Colombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 5/8 × 7 1/4 in. (4.1 × 18.4 cm)
 .2: 1 9/16 × 7 5/16 in. (4 × 18.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.839.1,.2
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.839.1

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