Serpent

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Serpent
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions9 1/4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (23.5 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1105
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1105

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Ornament with Serpents
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.1269
front of objects
c. 300
Gold or gold alloy
2001.862.A,.B
detail view of finial
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1044
Crown
300–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1273
Pectoral
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1280
overall view of object
1200–1532 AD
Gold
2001.1051
Lime Dipper
1000–1470 AD
Gold and silver
2001.958
Dipper
1200–1532 AD
Gold
2001.961
Small Spoon with Hummingbird
1000–1470 AD
Gold
2001.960
Lime Dipper with Hummingbird
1000–1470 AD
Gold and turquoise
2001.959
Lime Dipper
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1260