Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral

CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Pectoral
Date200–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1016
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #322 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 27, 1998 (Sale 7138));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1016

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Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Pectoral
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100 BC–800 AD
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Crown
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300–1550 AD
Gold
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200 BC–200 AD
Gold
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Plaque
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200 BC–800 AD
Gold
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Disk
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1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1232
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.852
Headdress
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
detail view of finial
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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1000–1470 AD
Gold and silver
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Dipper
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1200–1532 AD
Gold
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