Openwork Spiked Pectoral

CultureNariño
Titles
  • Openwork Spiked Pectoral
Date800–1500 AD
PlaceColombia , South America
MediumGold
Dimensions9 1/16 inches diameter
black display stand: 11 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 4 1/2 inches

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4333
Not on view

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ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, probably by 1989–1995 [1]; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995; [Sotheby's, New York, May 14, 1996, lot # 34]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1996–2002 [2] [3]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Inventory, described on June 20, 1996
[3] Glassell Album # 14.

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