Pectoral Ornament in the Form of a Stylized Bird

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pectoral Ornament in the Form of a Stylized Bird
Date1–200 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 11 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (24.4 × 30.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.790
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1988 [Glassell Album #11, adjacent artworks collected in April, 1988];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.790

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