Shell

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Shell
Date200 BC–1300 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold and shell
Dimensions1 7/8 × 4 7/16 in. (4.7 × 11.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1053
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenancePossibly David Bernstein; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least March 11, 1998 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object described on 3/11/98.
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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