House Model of Circular Dwelling

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House Model of Circular Dwelling

Date200 BC–1300 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions4 1/4 × 4 in. diameter (10.8 × 10.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1366

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

200 Brown Gallery

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1999–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album # 15, precedes object bought in November, 1999.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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