Pair of Beads in the Form of an Ear of Corn

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CultureCapulí

Titles

Pair of Beads in the Form of an Ear of Corn
Bead

Date800–1500 AD

PlaceEcuador/Colombia

MediumGold

DimensionsEach: 3 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (7.6 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.254.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 22, 1999–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on November 22, 1999.

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