Ornament in the form of a bee

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Ornament in the form of a bee
Date100 BC–600 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions7/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (2.2 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1358
Non exposé

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Provenance(Lot #175 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian and American Indian Art Auction, May 17 & 18, 2000 (Sale 7476));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1358

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