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Ornament in the form of a double spiral

Ornament in the form of a double spiral

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Ornament in the form of a double spiral
Artist
CultureNahuange
Titles
  • Ornament in the form of a double spiral
Date200–300 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions6 3/4 × 3 in. (17.1 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1235
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 November, 1993–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #13, precedes purchases on November 22, 1993.

Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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Plume Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Plume Ornament
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.1271
Litter Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Litter Ornament
c. 1450–1620 AD
Gold
2001.1253
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–800 AD
Gold
2001.831
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–700 AD
Gold and string
2001.903
Toucan Staff Top
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
Tunjo offering
Unknown Central and South American
Tunjo offering
900–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1106
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Five Ornaments in the Form of Tweezers
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.861.1-.5
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1289
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.859
Unknown Central and South American