Pectoral Disk

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CultureNariño (possibly)

Titles

Pectoral Disk

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceColombia/Ecuador

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (1.3 × 14.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.778

Not on view

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1985–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #10, precedes object bought at auction November 1985.
[2] Glassell inventory, precedes object described December 17, 1985.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Written in black ink on verso: CF16

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