Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial

Toucan Finial

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Toucan Finial
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (5.7 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.968
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's New York, May 2, 1990, lot #42);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.968

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100 BC–600 AD
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Serpent
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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200–1600 AD
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Bird on Shell
1000–1550 AD
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Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
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Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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