Ornament

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 15/16 in. (10.8 × 15.9 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1236
Non exposé

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ProvenancePrivate collection, United States, before November 18, 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1987, lot 68]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1987–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog.

[2] Glassell Inventory, described on December 23, 1987.
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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