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Spatula

Spatula

Public Domain

Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Spatula
Date800–1500 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 7/16 × 7/8 × 1/8 in. (8.7 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1251
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably [André Emmerich (1924–2007), New York, before May 1971] [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September, 1971–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #7, slide dated "JUL 71," Andre Emmerich Photo Cat. No. YE 203.

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detail view of finial
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100 BC–800 AD
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300–1550 AD
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Bird Ornament
1100–1450 AD
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100–800 AD
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Lime Container
200–1600 AD
Gold
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