Pectoral with Monkeys

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pectoral with Monkeys
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions10 3/16 × 13 7/8 × 1/4 in. (25.9 × 35.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.757
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1999–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 15, precedes object bought at auction November, 1999.
Exhibition History"Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

"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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Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
c. 600–1000 AD
Gold
2004.2533
Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
front of object
900–1550 AD
Gold
2010.795
front of object
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.712
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Dish Pectoral
19th century or earlier
Gold
2004.2319
Pectoral
19th century or earlier
Gold
2004.2321
Ceremonial Pectoral Dish
18th century
Gold
2004.2422