Unknown Central and South American
Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament

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Public Domain

Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament
Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 5 × 1/2 in. (3.2 × 12.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1150
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 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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Unknown Central and South American
Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament
1–1550 AD
Gold
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1–1550 AD
Gold
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2010.1153
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Gold
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Elongated "Tweezer" Ornament
1–1550 AD
Gold
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1–1550 AD
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200 BC–800 AD
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1–200 AD
Gold
2010.1155
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200 BC–300 AD
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Unknown Central and South American
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200 BC–200 AD
Gold
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