Three Pairs of Tube Ornaments

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CultureUnknown culture

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Three Pairs of Tube Ornaments

Date1000 BC–1600 AD

MediumGold

Dimensions.1,.2: 4 1/2 × 7/8 in. (11.4 × 2.3 cm)
.3,.4: 3 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (8.9 × 2.9 cm)
.5,.6: 3 × 1 1/8 in. (7.6 × 2.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1061.1-.6

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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 May, 1986–until d. 2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #10, precedes object bought at auction, May 1986.
[2] Glassell inventory; described on May 30, 1986.

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