Unknown Central and South American
Lime Dipper

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureCoclé
Titles
  • Lime Dipper
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7/16 × 4 15/16 in. (1.2 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1101
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York]; [Sotheby's, New York, October 27–28, 1989, lot 185]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, October 27–28, 1989–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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