Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Funerary Mask
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions5 3/8 × 5 3/16 × 1/2 in. (13.7 × 13.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1286
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1286

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