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Knob-shaped ornament; CENTER HOLE W. 5 LOBES
The exact use of these flower-shaped gold objects is not known, but they werfe probably used as ornaments on clothing or jewelry. Each of the ornaments has 5 flanges, suggesting the petals of a flower, with a whole in the center. The rounded surfaces were created by hammering a thin sheet of gold into the desired form.
Provenance
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Part of the lot purchased by Henry Walters fromTiffany & Co., NY, likely in 1911.
Geographies
Colombia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 11/16 × Diam: 2 3/16 in. (1.8 × 5.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910 (from Tiffany & Co.)
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.337