Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureTolita-Tumaco
Titles
  • Ornament
Date400 BC–400 AD
PlaceEcuador/Colombia
MediumGold and emerald
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.680
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]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, precedes two objects described December 15, 1988.

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