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The Glassell collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African gold

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    Masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African gold

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"Masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African Gold explores two hundred dazzling works donated to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, by collector and philanthropist Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008). The book offers fresh insights into the enduring appeal of gold and its artistic manifestations in diverse cultures"--Provided by publisher.

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Introduction / Frances Marzio -- The Glassell Collection of Pre-Columbian Gold -- The Glassell Collection of Indonesian Gold -- The Glassell Collection of African Gold.

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    • Houston, Tex: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
    • New Haven: Distributed by Yale University Press, c2011

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    • 0300175957
    • 9780300175950

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