Unknown Central and South American
Labret

Labret

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Labret
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 in. (5.2 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1385
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1385
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

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