Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral Disk with Figures of a Pair of Monkeys

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureNariño

Titles

Pectoral Disk with Figures of a Pair of Monkeys

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceEcuador/Colombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/16 in. (16.5 × 16.5 × 0.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.773

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 24, 1986, lot 24]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1987–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #10.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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