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Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureMuisca
Titles
  • Ornament
Date600–1500 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (5.1 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.684
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1988, lot 39]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1988–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 11.

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