Crown

CultureFlores Island peoples
Titles
  • Crown
Date1735–1790
PlaceIndonesia
MediumHammered and repousse gold
Dimensions12 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 1/4 in. (31.8 × 24.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2281.A-.D
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1993][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1994-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 10/15/93.

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