Ornament

Public Domain

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Ornament

Date500–1500 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (7.0 × 4.4 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2002.4383

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceDr. Daniel Rifkin, New York, before November 24, 2000 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 24, 2000–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, lot described on November 24, 2000.

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