Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú) (possibly)
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1000–1550
MediumGold
Dimensions1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. diameter (4.8 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.646
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
c. 600–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2533
Disk Pectoral with Birds
Disk Pectoral with Birds
late 19th–early 20th century
Sheet gold
2004.2299
front of object
Anthropomorphic Pendant
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.1012
Funerary Mask
Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2004.2495
Butterfly ornament
Butterfly ornament
1900–1990 (possibly)
Gold
99.647
front of object
Pair of Plaques with Ruler's Faces
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.837.1,.2
Headdress
Headdress
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.398
Pectoral
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Tent panel
Tent panel
18th century
Quilted cotton; embroidered with silk threads
33.95
Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
400–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2537
Nosering with dangles
Nosering with dangles
600–1500 AD
Gold
99.645
Hair Ornament
Hair Ornament
1930–1950
Gold
97.878.A-.C