Unknown Central and South American
Avian Staff Top

Avian Staff Top

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Avian Staff Top
  • Stafftop in the form of a Duck-like Bird
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1334
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 23, 1992, lot 48]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 23, 1992–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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