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Crown

Crown

Public Domain

Crown
Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Crown
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions4 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. diameter (10.5 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.831
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 23, 1998, lot 63]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 23, 1998–2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

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Chief's crown
Unknown African
Chief's crown
1900–1915
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.898
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Crown Depicting Deity Effigy
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.900
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–700 AD
Gold and string
2001.903
Burial Mask
Unknown Indonesian
Burial Mask
5th century or earlier
Gold
2004.2231
Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs
Unknown Central and South American
Crown Depicting Rulers Holding Ceremonial Staffs
800–1375 AD
Hammered and chased gold
2001.1065
Crown
Unknown African
Crown
1900–1950
Hammered and repousse sheet gold
97.788
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
1100–1450 AD
Silver, cinnabar or hematite lacquer
2001.1231
Litter Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Litter Ornament
c. 1450–1620 AD
Gold
2001.1253
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.975
Mask with Goggle-Eyes
Unknown Central and South American
Mask with Goggle-Eyes
300–600 AD
Stone
87.77
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.971
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
200 BC–400 AD
Gilt copper
2001.972
Unknown Central and South American