Necklace of Stylized Bird Heads or Possibly Sharks' Teeth

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Necklace of Stylized Bird Heads or Possibly Sharks' Teeth
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia , South America
MediumGold and glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 8 in. (17.8 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4271
Non exposé

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Provenance[David Bernstein, New York, by at least September, 1992] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September, 1992–2002 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on September 25, 1992.
[2] Glassell Album # 12.

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