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Pectoral Ornament with a Human Face

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Pectoral Ornament with a Human Face
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pectoral Ornament with a Human Face
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia/Ecuador
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 3 15/16 in. (1 × 10 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.770
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 August 1, 1976 –2008 [1][2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.


[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes purchase from Lee Moore on August 1, 1976.
[2] Glassell Album #9.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Sticker on verso: "1153"

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