Unknown Central and South American
Four Beads in the Form of a Head

Four Beads in the Form of a Head

Public Domain

Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Four Beads in the Form of a Head
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (5.1 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.270.1-.4
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On adhesive linen (?) on verso: "4"

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