Unknown Central and South American
Plaque with Depictions of Two Animals, possibly Alligators

Plaque with Depictions of Two Animals, possibly Alligators

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Plaque with Depictions of Two Animals, possibly Alligators
Artist
CultureCoclé
Titles
  • Plaque with Depictions of Two Animals, possibly Alligators
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.826
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceSigned testament of authenticity by Warwick Bray dated 11.28.1991;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, probably since at least 1985;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.826

(Very similar to lot # 367 in Christie's Art Africain, Oceanien et Precolombien, December 8, 2004).
(Sold at Christie's Paris 12.8.2004, lot 367)

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