Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral

Pectoral

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pectoral
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3 × 4 1/8 in. (7.6 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1281
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1281

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Pectoral
Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1280
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.850
Pair of Disks
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Disks
800–1500 AD
Hammered gold
2001.1299.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1016
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1272
Pair of Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1241.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.851
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezers
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.852
front of objects
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
Hummingbird Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Hummingbird Ornament
100 BC–600 AD
Gold
2001.966
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Deity Head Effigy Finial
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.1064
Serpent
Unknown Central and South American
Serpent
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1105