Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments

Pair of Ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (3.5 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1241.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's New York, May 17, 1993, lot #251);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1241.2

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