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House Model

House Model

Public Domain

House Model
Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • House Model
Date100 BC–800 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
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
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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House Model of Circular Dwelling
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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House Model
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House Model
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Miniature House Model
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Platform for Model House
Unknown Central and South American
Platform for Model House
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1409
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Miniature Ornament Mask
600 BC–400 AD
Gold and white gold
2010.953
Disk
Unknown Central and South American
Disk
400–1000 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2004.2540
Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.607
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Feline Heads
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.530
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Eye and Snake
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.531
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Feline Heads
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.529
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.735
back view of two objects mounted together
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress
c. 300
Gold
2004.2521
Unknown Central and South American