Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Spiraled Ornaments

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureNariño

Titles

Pair of Spiraled Ornaments

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 2 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in. (6.5 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm)
.2: 2 9/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (6.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.801.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 1990, lot 66]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, May 2, 1990—2001 [1][2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on May 2, 1990.
[2] Glassell Binder #11, slide dated "MAY 90."

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