Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Ornament
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.686
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection; [Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1989, lot 55]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1989–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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