Bat Pendant

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Bat Pendant
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4273
Non exposé

Explore Further

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4273
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Feline Head Pendant
100–700 AD
Gilt copper with inlays
2002.4222
Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bird
500–1500 AD
Cast and hammered gold
2004.1615
Bat Pendant
200–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1367
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Spider
100–800 AD
Hammered, cut, and filigreed gold
2001.1361.1,.2
front of object
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.974
Bat Headed Figural Pendant
700–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1048
Pair of Ear Ornaments Depicting Supernatural Felines
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
1–800
Cast and hammered gold
2004.2443
front of object
1–700 AD
Gold
2010.1042
Pendant
900–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1220
Figural Pendant
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.978