Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face with Whiskers

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Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face with Whiskers
Artist
CultureMalagana
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face with Whiskers
Date200 BC–200 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 × 5 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (20.6 × 14.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1131
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1999, lot 34]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, June 2, 1999–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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