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Vessel

Vessel

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTolita-Tumaco
Titles
  • Vessel
Date400 BC–400 AD
PlaceEcuador/Colombia
MediumGold and stone
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 × 2 in. (8.7 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1164
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Necklace Assembly with Tairona Nose Ornament and Beads
500–1550 AD
Carnelian, stone, and gold
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front of objects
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Necklace Assembly with Pendants in the Form of a Stylized Frog and Two Musicians, with disk-shaped beads
900–1550 AD
Stone and gold
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Ring
Unknown Central and South American
Ring
1–800
Gold and stone
2002.4503
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Inlaid Circular Ear Ornaments with Birds
1100–1450 AD
Gold with stone and shell inlays
2010.320.1,.2
Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold and stone
2010.1156
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Stone Pendants
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Stone Pendants
600 BC–400 AD
Gold and platinum with stone beads
2010.333.1,.2
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Stone Pendants
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Stone Pendants
600 BC–400 AD
Gold and stone
2010.335.1,.2
Pair of Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold and stone, probably sodalite
2002.4546.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
400 BC–400 AD
Gold with stone inlay
2010.678
Ear Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ear Ornament
600 BC–400 AD
Gold with stone bead
2010.334
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
100–800 AD
Gold with shell and stone inlays
2010.542
Necklace of Human Shaped Pendants
Unknown Central and South American
Necklace of Human Shaped Pendants
600–1600 AD
Gold and stone
2010.483
Unknown Central and South American