Stafftop in the Form of an Owl

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Stafftop in the Form of an Owl
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Stafftop in the Form of an Owl
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 2 × 1 in. (5.7 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1341
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 2001–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory; near object described on May 22, 2001.

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