Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife

Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife

Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pectoral in the Form of a Tumi Knife
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions4 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 1/4 in. (11.7 × 11.4 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2217
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May 19, 2001–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 19, 2001.

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Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Pectoral
Pectoral
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1280
Rectangular Ornament
Rectangular Ornament
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2004.2484
front of object
Pair of Circular Embossed Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2483.1,.2
Pectoral with Deity
Pectoral with Deity
300–1550 AD
Hammered and chased gold
2004.2440
Headdress Ornament
Headdress Ornament
300 BC–400 AD
Gold
2004.2457
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.843
front of object
Headdress Ornament with Deity Face
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.849
Beaker
Beaker
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1192
front of object
Disk Shaped Pectoral
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.796
Pectoral with Monkeys
Pectoral with Monkeys
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.757
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
800–1375 AD
Gold with turquoise inlay
2010.1118