Plaque Ornament with Human and Two Birds

CultureNahuange
Titles
  • Plaque Ornament with Human and Two Birds
  • Serankua
Date200–300 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions3 3/4 × 7 1/8 in. (9.5 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.842
Non exposé

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ProvenanceJack Tanzer (1921–2005), New York, by 1984 [1]; [Sotheby's New York, November 27–28, 1984, lot #8]; […]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1989, lot #58]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1989–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog, November 27–28, 1984.
Exhibition History"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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