Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Figures of Two Human Heads

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Public Domain

Ornament with Figures of Two Human Heads
Artist
CultureJama Coaque
Titles
  • Ornament with Figures of Two Human Heads
Date200 BC–800 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/16 × 3 in. (3 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.677
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 1997–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, precedes object described April 22, 1997.

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