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Ceremonial Tweezers with Edges Cut in the Shape of an Animal
700-1521
hammered and repoussé gold alloy
(Ancient Americas )
(Ancient Americas )
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Tiffany & Co.; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Colombia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910, from Tiffany & Co.
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.353