Stafftop in the form of Two Deer Heads

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Stafftop in the form of Two Deer Heads
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 1 11/16 in. (8.9 × 7.8 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1337
Non exposé

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Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York] [1]; private collection, Europe, before 1993 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1993, lot 52]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17, 1993–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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