Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Domed Ornaments

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pair of Domed Ornaments
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
 .2: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.715.1,.2
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 1999–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, precedes object described March 19, 1999.

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