Pectoral

Pectoral

Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pectoral
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 in. diameter (15 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1295
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Ken Klassen, Burnaby, Canada] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least June, 1992–2001 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on June 8, 1992.
[2] Glassell Album # 12.

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