Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Female Effigy Figure
(Ancient Americas )
Qualitative x-ray fluorescence analysis indicates pure gold. Copper may be there as a trace impurity.
Provenance
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Throckmorton Fine Art, New York; purchased by John G. Bourne, Sante Fe, 2010; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2010 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
[1] according to Bourne Foundation accounts
Geographies
Colombia, Middle Cauca River Valley, El Bolo (?) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 9/16 x W: 2 1/16 x D: 1 5/16 in. (11.6 x 5.3 x 3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
2009.20.87