Disk Ornament

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Disk Ornament

Date1–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (0.6 × 13.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.713

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1988–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 11, adjacent to works purchased at auction May–November 1988.
[2] Glassell inventory, near object described August 23, 1988.

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