Tunjo

Tunjo

Public Domain

CultureMuisca
Titles
  • Tunjo
Date900–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (5.7 × 3.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1233
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1233

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Pendant
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1240
Pendant
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1234
Bell ornament
Bell ornament
1000–1521 AD
Gold
2001.1214
Shell Pendant
Shell Pendant
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1254
Pendant
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1225
Armband
Armband
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered silver and filigreed gold
2001.844
front of object
Circular Disk with Face
800–1500 AD
Gold
2001.847
Eight Crocodile Figural Ornaments
Eight Crocodile Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.39-.46
Fourteen Figural Ornaments
Fourteen Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.8-.21
Seven Figural Ornaments
Seven Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.1-.7
Four Figural Ornaments
Four Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.35-.38
Thirteen Figural Ornaments
Thirteen Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.22-.34