Hummingbird Ornament

Hummingbird Ornament

Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Hummingbird Ornament
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (3.8 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.966
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.966

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Gold
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front of objects
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200–300 AD
Gold
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100–800 AD
Hammered and cut gold
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front of object
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Tweezer Ornament
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Pair of Frog Ornaments
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600–1600 AD
Gold
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Sixteen Conical Ornaments
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500–1550 AD
Gold
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Pair of Ornaments
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1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1241.1,.2
front of object
Five Ornaments in the Form of Tweezers
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.861.1-.5