Lidded Container in the Form of a Basket

Lidded Container in the Form of a Basket

Public Domain

Lidded Container in the Form of a Basket
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Lidded Container in the Form of a Basket
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7.0 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4341.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's, 5/17/1994, Sale #6562, Lot #65, $7,475);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4341

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1000–1500 AD
Gold
2002.4305
as displayed in Glassell home, with AG.2018
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1–800 AD
Gold
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assembled
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1–800 AD
Gold
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Three Containers in the Form of Shells
500–1550 AD
Stone
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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
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Lime Container
Lime Container
200–1600 AD
Gold
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front of object
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650–900 AD
Wood
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Ornament in the Form of an Owl with Dangles, one of a pair
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.1375.2
Ornament in the Form of an Owl with Dangles (one of a pair)
Ornament in the Form of an Owl with Dangles (one of a pair)
200 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.1375.1
front of object
Bead in the Form of a Head (one of four)
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.270.4