sliderarrowCloseMenushare_facebookshare_instagramshare_xshare_linkedinshare_threadsshare_shareshare_tranditionalshare_calendarshare_emailicon_threadsconnect_facebookconnect_instagramconnect_xconnect_youtubeconnect_atbtn_arrowhamburger-x
Skip to main content
Collections Menu

Gold-covered Shell

front of object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Gold-covered Shell
  • Conch Shell
Date200 BC–200 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold and shell
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/16 × 7 15/16 in. (23.4 × 20.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1052
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

Explore Further

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



[1] Glassell Album #15, AG precedes object bought at auction, November 1999.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Gold-covered Shell
200 BC–200 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1050
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Gold-covered Shell
200 BC–200 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1051
Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2433.1,.2
Shell
Unknown Central and South American
Shell
200 BC–1300 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1053
Funerary Mask
Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2004.2495
Pair of Trophy Head Pendants
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Trophy Head Pendants
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, conch, greenstone, resin, cotton cord
2010.989.1,.2
"Chanel" Suit
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
"Chanel" Suit
1970–1971
Tweed, wool jersey, silk, satin, metal, and plastic
99.618.A-.C
Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants
Unknown Indonesian
Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants
9th–10th century
Gold
2004.2222
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
Unknown Indonesian
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
12th–14th century
Gold
2004.2313
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
Unknown Central and South American
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
1–800
Cast and hammered gold
2004.2443
Pectoral
Unknown Indonesian
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Seated Warrior with Gold Poncho and a Silver "Fez" with a Crest.
Unknown Central and South American
Seated Warrior with Gold Poncho and a Silver "Fez" with a Crest.
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, silver, spondylus, purple mussel shell, turquoise, wood, resin, cotton cord
2010.978
Unknown Central and South American