Crown
Artist
Unknown Indonesian
CultureMinangkabau peoples
Titles
- Crown
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold with brass backing
Dimensions(.A, Crown): 8 5/8 × 12 1/2 × 2 3/8 in. (21.9 × 31.8 × 6 cm)
(.B, Hairpin): 8 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (21.6 × 5.7 cm)
(.B, Hairpin): 8 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (21.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2335.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
208M Mullins Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Asian Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 1/24/01.
Published References Frances Marzio, "The Glassell Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African Gold" (Houston: MFAH; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011), pp. 306-307.
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