Bell ornament

CultureMixtec
Titles
  • Bell ornament
Date1000–1521 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumGold
Dimensions2 7/8 × 1 3/8 × 5/16 in. (7.3 × 3.5 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1214
Non exposé

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Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1995, lot 58]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by November 20, 1995–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.


[1] Glassell Album #13.

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