Unknown Central and South American
Serpent

Serpent

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Serpent
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions9 1/4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (23.5 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1105
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1105

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Ornament with Serpents
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Serpents
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.1269
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
Headband
Unknown Central and South American
Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.907
Headband
Unknown Central and South American
Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.908
Headband
Unknown Central and South American
Headband
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.902
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
1–800
Gold
2001.1015
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–700 AD
Gold and string
2001.903
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
1100–1450 AD
Hammered and cut gold with red pigment
2001.1056
Dipper
Unknown Central and South American
Dipper
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.841
Hummingbird Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Hummingbird Ornament
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.966
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Head Effigy Finial
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.1064
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1016