Unknown Central and South American
Tunjo

Tunjo

Public Domain

Artist
CultureMuisca
Titles
  • Tunjo
Date900–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (5.7 × 3.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1233
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1233

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Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1240
Bell ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Bell ornament
1000–1521 AD
Gold
2001.1214
Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1234
Shell Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Shell Pendant
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1254
Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1225
Armband
Unknown Central and South American
Armband
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered silver and filigreed gold
2001.844
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Circular Disk with Face
800–1500 AD
Gold
2001.847
Ornament with Deity Effigy
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Deity Effigy
100 BC–300 AD
Gold
2001.1307
Eight Crocodile Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Eight Crocodile Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.39-.46
Fourteen Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Fourteen Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.8-.21
Seven Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Seven Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.1-.7
Four Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Four Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.35-.38