CultureCalima (possibly)
Titles
- Necklace Assembly with Beads in the Form of Stylized Crocodiles
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (Each of 33 beads): 1 1/2 × 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 1 × 0.6 cm)
Overall (as mounted): 10 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/8 in. (26.7 × 16.5 × 0.3 cm)
Overall (as mounted): 10 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/8 in. (26.7 × 16.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.454
Not on view
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Object Type
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rothko, New York;
Mr. Jan Mitchell, New York;
Private European collector;
(Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 31, 1985, Lot #68);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, 1985;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.454
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