Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Tweezer Ornament
Date100 BC–800 AD
Possible placeColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 3/8 in. (5.3 × 6.4 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.856
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 1970–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #6, before slide dated "JAN 70."

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Gold
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Tweezer Ornament
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Gold
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Crown
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Gold
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