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Pectoral with Depiction of an Abstracted Face

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Pectoral with Depiction of an Abstracted Face
Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pectoral with Depiction of an Abstracted Face
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 7 1/4 × 3/4 in. (15.2 × 18.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.788
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Ken Klassen, Burnaby, Canada]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1992–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, object described July 13, 1992.

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