Figure of a Musician

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Figure of a Musician
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Figure of a Musician
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 2 × 1 in. (10.2 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.993
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, by 1986 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 20, 1986, lot 61]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1986–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #10.

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