Unknown Central and South American
Stafftop in the form of Two Deer Heads

right side view of object

Public Domain

Stafftop in the form of Two Deer Heads
Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Stafftop in the form of Two Deer Heads
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 1 11/16 in. (8.9 × 7.8 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1337
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York] [1]; private collection, Europe, before 1993 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1993, lot 52]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17, 1993–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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