Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face with Whiskers

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CultureMalagana

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Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face with Whiskers

Date200 BC–200 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 × 5 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (20.6 × 14.2 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1131

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

211M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1999, lot 34]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, June 2, 1999–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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