Unknown Central and South American
Labret

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureTairona

Titles

Labret

Date1000–1550 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions1 7/8 × 3/4 × 5/8 in. (4.8 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1384

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection, by 1981 [1] [2]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 20, 1986, lot 47]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1986–2001 [3]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] "Ancient American Art: An Aesthetic View," Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA, November 7–December 20, 1981, fig. 95.
[2] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #10.
Exhibition History"Ancient American Art: An Aesthetic View," Rose Art Museum, Waltham, Massachussetts, November 7–December 20, 1981.

"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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