Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments in the Form of Double Stylized Birds

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureUraba

Titles

Pair of Ornaments in the Form of Double Stylized Birds

Date1–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 2 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 6.6 × 0.6 cm)
.2: 2 1/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/4 in. (5.2 × 5.9 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1331.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1987, lot 70]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1987–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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