Ornament with Monkeys and Geometric Design

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CultureNariño

Titles

Ornament with Monkeys and Geometric Design

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumHammered and cut gold

Dimensions3 1/16 × 4 7/8 in. (7.8 × 12.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1249

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceProbably [André Emmerich (1924–2007), New York, before May 1971] [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May, 1971–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAY 71," Andre Emmerich Photo Cat. No. YE175.

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