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Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 × 5 1/8 × 1/4 in. (5.8 × 13 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.714
Non 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 1988–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 11, adjacent to works purchased at auction May–November 1988.
[2] Glassell inventory, near object described August 23, 1988.

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