Unknown Central and South American
Anthropomorphic Figure with Wings

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Anthropomorphic Figure with Wings
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Artist
CultureTolima
Titles
  • Anthropomorphic Figure with Wings
Date500–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/8 in. (10.3 × 6 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1040
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, c. November, 1999–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 15, near object purchased in November 1999.

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