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Fragment of an object

Fragment of an object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Fragment of an object
  • Ornament
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceCentral or South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (4.9 × 12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.634
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.634
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso, white label with handwritten "1902"

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Gold
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Pair of Ear Spools (fragments)
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Pair of Ear Spools (fragments)
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Gold
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front of object
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Miniature Ornament Mask
600 BC–400 AD
Gold and white gold
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Disk
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Disk
400–1000 AD
Gold or gold alloy
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Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.607
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Feline Heads
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.530
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Eye and Snake
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.531
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Feline Heads
900–200 BC
Gold
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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
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back view of two objects mounted together
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
c. 300
Gold
2004.2521
Lid
Unknown Central and South American
Lid
c. 300
Gold
2002.4348
Lid
Unknown Central and South American
Lid
c. 300
Gold
2002.4347
Unknown Central and South American