Funerary Mask

CultureMalagana
Titles
  • Funerary Mask
Date200 BC–200 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 27 5/8 × 1 in. (39.4 × 70.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.975
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceGeorge Ortiz (1927–2013), Paris and Geneva [1]; sold through [Robert Duff (La Paz Ltd.), Cedar, Michigan, before August 9, 2000][1][2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 9, 2000–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Email from Robert Duff date April 25, 2019.
[2] Glassell Inventory, described on August 9, 2000.

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