Unknown Central and South American
Chisel

Chisel

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima (probably)
Titles
  • Chisel
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 3/8 × 5/8 × 1/4 in. (8.6 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.993
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, 2001.993

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Chisel
Unknown Central and South American
Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.994
Chisel
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Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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Four Fish Hooks
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Five Fish Hooks
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Five Fish Hooks
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Fish Hook
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Fish Hook
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Fish Hook
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Fish Hook
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Fish sinker with shell lure
1200–1532 AD
Stone, shell, and string
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Spatula
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650–1450
Bone
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Dipper
1100–1450 AD
Bone
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Miniature Vessel
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900–200 BC
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Bird-shaped Spoon
1000 BC–1600 AD
wood
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