Seated Shaman Figure

CultureMuisca
Titles
  • Seated Shaman Figure
Date600–1500 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions4 1/16 × 2 × 1/2 in. (10.3 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.968
Non exposé

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ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 1990, lot #61]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 2, 1990–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
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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