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Headdress Ornament

Headdress Ornament

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Headdress Ornament
Artist
CultureJama Coaque
Titles
  • Headdress Ornament
Date300 BC–400 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
Dimensions7 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (19.7 × 28.6 × 6.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2450
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
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 January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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300 BC–400 AD
Gold
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Gold and silver
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100 BC–800 AD
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament
200 BC–800 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2004.2449
Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
1100–1450 AD
Feathers, cotton cloth, and string
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900–200 BC
Gold
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Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
c. 600–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2533
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
Unknown Central and South American
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
1–800
Cast and hammered gold
2004.2443
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
Crown
9th–10th century
Gold, amethyst, rock crystal
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Kris
Unknown Indonesian
Kris
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B
Ceremonial Flint with K'awiil and Two Lords in a Monster-headed Canoe
Unknown Central and South American
Ceremonial Flint with K'awiil and Two Lords in a Monster-headed Canoe
600–900 AD
Chert
91.332
Unknown Central and South American