Ornamental Plaque with a Human Figure Wearing a Large Crown

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Ornamental Plaque with a Human Figure Wearing a Large Crown
CultureTolita-Tumaco
Titles
  • Ornamental Plaque with a Human Figure Wearing a Large Crown
Date400 BC–400 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 11/16 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (6.9 × 5.7 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.836
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.836

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