Unknown Central and South American
Disc Pectoral with Repousee Design Face

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Disc Pectoral with Repousee Design Face
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Disc Pectoral with Repousee Design Face
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador/Colombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 4 3/8 in. (2.5 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.771
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, probably by 1989–1995 [1]; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995 [1]; Cora Williams Witten Unitrust, by 1996 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 25, 1996, lot 31]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1996–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheyb's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #14.

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