Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Barrel-shaped Ornaments

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pair of Barrel-shaped Ornaments
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (3.8 × 2.7 cm)
.2: 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (4.1 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.837.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellington, Washington, before April 5, 1995 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by April 5, 1994—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on April 5, 1995, purchased from Ken Klassen.

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