Tunjo offering

Tunjo offering

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Tunjo offering
CultureMuisca
Titles
  • Tunjo offering
Date900–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 5/16 × 7/8 in. diameter (8.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1106
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 1990, lot 46]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 19, 1990–2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

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front of objects
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Toucan Staff Top
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
Bird on Shell
Bird on Shell
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.964
Miniature collar
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
Headdress
Headdress
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1278
overall view of object
Pendant Lime Containter (poporo)
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1049
front of object
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.856
Tweezer Ornament
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.855
Group of Parrot Figurines
Group of Parrot Figurines
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.969.1-.20
Pair of Maize Plaques
Pair of Maize Plaques
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.986.1,.2
Pair of Frog Ornaments
Pair of Frog Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold
2001.987.1,.2
Standing Male Shaman Pendant
Standing Male Shaman Pendant
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.838