Unknown Central and South American
Openwork Spiked Pectoral

Public Domain

ExpandFavorite

Artist Unknown Central and South American

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

Explore Further

Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

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.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.