Kris Handle

CultureBalinese
Titles
  • Kris Handle
Datelate 18th–early 19th Century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold with inlaid glass and stones
Dimensions4 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (11.7 × 4.4 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2272
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
206M Arnold Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1992][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1992-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 4/23/92.

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