Disk with Figure of a Seated Shaman

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Disk with Figure of a Seated Shaman
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 5 1/16 × 1/4 in. (13.3 × 12.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.746
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1982–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #10, precedes object purchased at auction November 1982.
[2] Glassell inventory, precedes object described January 26, 1983.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Fallen off sticker with handwritten "Plasque / Quimbaya"

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