Spiral Ornament

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Public Domain

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Spiral Ornament
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (7.8 × 12.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.725
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least October, 1987–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object described October 19, 1987.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular sticker on verso "59/g"

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