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Miniature Seated Figure

Miniature Seated Figure

Public Domain

Artist
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
Unknown Central and South American
Figure, possibly from a gold vessel
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1228
Miniature collar
Unknown Central and South American
Miniature collar
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1279
Headdress Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Headdress Ornament
100–800 AD
Silver, gold gilt, turquoise, and shell
2001.1185
Twelve Round Plaques
Unknown Central and South American
Twelve Round Plaques
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.1266.1-.12
Plaque
Unknown Central and South American
Plaque
200 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1223
Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Mask
1100–1530 AD
Wood, paint, hair, and natural fibers
2001.997
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Toucan Finial
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Finial
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.967
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.975
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1272
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi (Ceremonial Knife) with Deity
800–1375 AD
Hammered, chased, and filigreed gold and turquoise inlay
2001.1072
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Unknown Central and South American