Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Frog Ornaments with Monkeys

CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Frog Ornaments with Monkeys
Date800–1500 AD
PlaceColombia
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/8 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (5.4 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.812.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceFrancisco O'Campo, New York, before February 22, 2001 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least February 22, 2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- end of Glassell Album #16, described on February 22, 2001 purchased from O'Campo.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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