Unknown Central and South American
House Model

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureCalima

Titles

House Model

Date200 BC–1300 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions2 1/8 × 3 3/16 × 4 3/8 in. (5.4 × 8.1 × 11.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.992

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by May 4, 2000–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes purchase described on May 4, 2000.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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