Disk Pectoral Ornament with Geometric Designs

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Disk Pectoral Ornament with Geometric Designs
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Disk Pectoral Ornament with Geometric Designs
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador/Colombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.774
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, probably by 1989–1995 [1]; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995; [Sotheby's, New York, November 24, 1997, lot 26]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1997–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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