Labret

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Labret
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4501
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least March 11, 1998–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object described on March 11, 1998.
Exhibition History“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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