Labret

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CultureTairona

Titles

Labret

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 1 in. (3.2 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.412

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 26, 1985, lot 42]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1985–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album # 10.

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