Five Crescent-shaped Ornaments

CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Five Crescent-shaped Ornaments
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 × 7 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 17.8 × 0.6 cm)
.2: 3 × 6 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 17.5 × 0.6 cm)
.3: 3 × 6 3/4 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 17.1 × 0.6 cm)
.4: 2 1/2 × 6 5/8 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 16.8 × 0.6 cm)
.5: 4 3/4 × 2 7/16 × 1/8 in. (12.1 × 6.2 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.779.1-.5
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1987–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #10, precedes object bought at auction November 1985.
[2] Glassell inventory, precedes object described September 22, 1987.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
White sticker on verso "2"

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