Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the form of an animal

Ornament in the form of an animal

Public Domain

Artist
CultureVeraguas
Titles
  • Ornament in the form of an animal
Date900–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1370
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1993, lot 263]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17, 1993–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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