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CultureJama Coaque
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  • Headdress Ornament
Date300 BC–400 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
Dimensions7 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (19.7 × 28.6 × 6.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2450
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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