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Helmet

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Helmet
Date200–1000 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. diameter (6.4 × 14.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.901
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlice Kay Bache (1903—1977); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, before 1989 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 20, 1989, lot 71]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, May 20, 1989—2001; given to MFAH, 2001. [1] Deaccessioned

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Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Toucan Finial
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.967
Miniature Seated Figure
Unknown Central and South American
Miniature Seated Figure
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.989
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.975
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1272
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
800–1375 AD
Hammered, chased, and filigreed gold and turquoise inlay
2001.1072
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.859
Bird Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Bird Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1229
Toucan Finial
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.968
Duck
Unknown Central and South American
Duck
100–800 AD
Gold with cinnabar
2001.1133
Unknown Central and South American