Unknown Central and South American
Disk Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
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
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 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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