Spiral Ornament

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Spiral Ornament
Date1–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (6.4 × 10.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.716
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1990–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object described October 17, 1990.
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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