Unknown Central and South American
Labret

Labret

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Labret
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/16 in. (2.9 × 3.8 × 2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1380
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 26, 1985, lot # 41]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1985–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album # 15.

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