Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments with Embossed Faces

Pair of Ornaments with Embossed Faces

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Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments with Embossed Faces
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 in. (6.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 cm)
 .2: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 5/16 in. (6.3 × 6.4 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.799.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least March 19, 1999—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- AG# between object entries dated March 10 and March 19, 1999.

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