Hollow Figure of a Human Head with Ear Pendants

CultureTolita-Tumaco
Titles
  • Hollow Figure of a Human Head with Ear Pendants
Date400 BC–400 AD
PlaceColombia
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (6.4 × 5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.952
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May, 1996–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object purchased May 14, 1996.

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front of object
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