Anthropomorphic Flute

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Anthropomorphic Flute

Date1000–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (10.5 × 5.7 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.408

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceThe Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, before May 19, 1987 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1987, lot # 60]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2005– 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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