Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (6.4 × 26 × 2.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1146
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1993–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #12, precedes object bought at auction, May 1993.

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front of object
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1150
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1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1151
front of object
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1152
front of object
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1153
front of object
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1154
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1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1147
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1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1148
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1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1149
Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold and stone
2010.1156
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800–1375 AD
Gold, silver
2010.1145