Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú) (possibly)
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1000–1550
MediumGold
Dimensions1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. diameter (4.8 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.646
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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1900–1990 (possibly)
Gold
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1–800 AD
Gold
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18th–19th century
Gold
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18th century
Quilted cotton; embroidered with silk threads
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600–1500 AD
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100 BC–800 AD
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Crown ornament depicting the face of the Sun God
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400–1000 AD
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