Ceremonial Bowl

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Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Ceremonial Bowl
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceCentral or South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1122
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least December, 1967–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67."

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