Ornament in the form of a double spiral

Ornament in the form of a double spiral

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Ornament in the form of a double spiral
CultureNahuange
Titles
  • Ornament in the form of a double spiral
Date200–300 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions6 3/4 × 3 in. (17.1 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1235
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 November, 1993–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #13, precedes purchases on November 22, 1993.

Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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Litter Ornament
c. 1450–1620 AD
Gold
2001.1253
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.861.1-.5
Scan from photography for Glassell catalog
1900–1915
Wood, leather, gold leaf, and silk thread
97.976
front of objects
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.856
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.855
Pair of Frog Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold
2001.987.1,.2
Sixteen Conical Ornaments
500–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1292.1-.16
Pair of Ornaments
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1241.1,.2
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.857
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.850