Mask

Mask

Public Domain

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Mask
Date300 BC–300 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions5 7/8 × 4 3/4 in. (15 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2555
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Robert Duff (La Paz Ltd.), Cedar, Michigan, before January 12, 2003] [1]; purchased by Alfred 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"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

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