Pectoral

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pectoral
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions12 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (31.8 × 23.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.754
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
200 Brown Gallery
On view

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Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 24, 1986, lot 26]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 24, 1986–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
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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Pectoral
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.752
front of object
600–1600 AD
Gold
2010.770
front of object
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.805
front of object
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.783
Disk Shaped  Pectoral Ornament
600–1600 AD
Gold
2010.776
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.751
front of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.750
Pectoral with Deity
300–1550 AD
Gold
2010.825
front of object
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.756
Pectoral
500–1550 AD
Gold
2002.4226