Unknown Central and South American
Necklace

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Necklace
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia , South America
MediumGold and rock crystal beads
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (18.4 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1276
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #60 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 23, 1992);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1276

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