Container

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Container
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CultureColima
Titles
  • Container
Date1000–1500 AD
PlaceMexico
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 9/16 × 5 in. (6.5 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4305
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York]; private collection, Europe; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1993, lot # 55]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1993–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell inventory, described on May 19, 1993; Glassell Album # 12.

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Lidded Container in the Form of a Basket
Lidded Container in the Form of a Basket
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4341.A,.B
as displayed in Glassell home, with AG.2018
Lime Container (Poporo) Lid
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.852.A,.B
assembled
Lime Container (Poporo) Lid
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.853.A-.C
front of object
Ovoid Lime Container (poporo)
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1050
front of object
Lime Container (poporo) with Dipper
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1045.A,.B
Lime Container and Finial with Stopper and Beaded Chain
Lime Container and Finial with Stopper and Beaded Chain
200–1600 AD
Gold, gourd, and brass
2002.4292.A,.B
Lime Container
Lime Container
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1230
front of object
Lime Container
650–900 AD
Wood
2010.848
Two-part Fish Lime Container with Dipper
Two-part Fish Lime Container with Dipper
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood, bone, and string
2002.4357.A-.C
Three Containers in the Form of Shells
Three Containers in the Form of Shells
500–1550 AD
Stone
2001.1147.1-.3
Container
Container
1000 BC–1600 AD
Wood and mother-of-pearl inlays
2002.4411.A,.B
looking right
Lime Container with a Human-headed Feline
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B