Funerary Mask

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CultureCalima

Titles

Funerary Mask

Date1000–100 BC

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.422

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York, by 1965] [1]; private collection, Europe [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 21, 1988, lot 50]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1988–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album # 11.

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