Pair of Barrel-shaped Ornaments

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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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

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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