House Model

CultureCalima
Titles
  • House Model
Date200 BC–1300 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 3 3/16 × 4 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.1 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.992
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by May 4, 2000–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes purchase described on May 4, 2000.
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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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Platform for Model House
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1409
House Model of Circular Dwelling
200 BC–1300 AD
Gold
2001.1366
Disk
400–1000 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2004.2540
front of object
600 BC–400 AD
Gold and white gold
2010.953
Pectoral
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2002.4204
front of object
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.588
front of object
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2010.430