Carnelian and Gold Claw Necklace

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Carnelian and Gold Claw Necklace
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold, carnelian
Dimensions1 × 21L in. (2.5 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.867
Non exposé

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Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 14, 1991, lot 42]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by May 17, 1991—2001 [1][2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Accession file describes object as purchased after auction.
[2] Glassell Inventory- described on May 17, 1991.

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