Miniature Seated Figure

Miniature Seated Figure

Public Domain

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Miniature Seated Figure
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1/2 × 3/8 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.0 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.989
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, 2001.989

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Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1228
Miniature collar
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
Twelve Round Plaques
Twelve Round Plaques
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1266.1-.12
Plaque
Plaque
200 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1223
Headdress Ornament
Headdress Ornament
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Mask
Mask
1100–1530 AD
Wood, paint, hair, and natural fibers
2001.997
front of objects
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
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