Public Domain
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- Artist
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Calima
- Title
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Gold-covered Shell
- Date
- 200 BC–200 AD
- Medium
- Gold and shell
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9 3/16 × 7 15/16 in. (23.4 × 20.1 cm)
- Credit Line
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Gift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
- Current Location
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The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M JONES GALLERIES - Accession Number
- 2010.1052
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Provenance
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Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before November, 1999–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010. [1] Glassell Album #15, AG precedes object bought at auction, November 1999.