Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the form of a double spiral

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

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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