Pair of Ornaments in the Form of Double Stylized Birds

CultureUraba
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments in the Form of Double Stylized Birds
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 6.6 × 0.6 cm)
.2: 2 1/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 5.9 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1331.1,.2
Non exposé

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Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1987, lot 70]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1987–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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