Unknown Central and South American
Funerary Mask

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureCalima

Titles

Funerary Mask

Date1000–100 BC

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 6 5/16 in. (15.9 × 16.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.421

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePossibly [John Wise (1902–1981), New York, by 1979] [1] [2]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May, 1979–2008 [3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] John Wise Archives, accessed 2/20/2009.
[2] John Wise-style inventory sticker "L-28" on back.
[3] Glassell Album # 9, precedes objects purchased May 12, 1979.

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