Four Beads in the Form of a Head

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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

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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 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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