Unknown Central and South American
Double Headed Anthropomorphic Figure

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Public Domain

Double Headed Anthropomorphic Figure
Artist
CultureVeraguas
Titles
  • Double Headed Anthropomorphic Figure
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1372
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceJohn Wise (1902–1981), Dallas; Private collection, USA; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, lot 440]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 2001–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"The World of Ancient Gold," New York Worlds Fair, 1964–65.

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