Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Round Pectorals

Pair of Round Pectorals

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pair of Round Pectorals
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia , South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/4 × 6 in. diameter (5.7 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1306.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1306.1

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