Unknown Central and South American
Mask and Pair of Ear Ornaments

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Images(3)

Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureTolita-Tumaco

Titles

Mask and Pair of Ear Ornaments

Date400 BC–400 AD

PlaceColombia

PlaceEcuador

MediumGold

DimensionsMask: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Ear Ornaments (each): 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.436.1-.3

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

On view

Explore Further

Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection, New York [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 14, 1973, lot 300]; […]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1988–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album # 11, precedes objects purchased November 21, 1988.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.