Articulated Alligator Ornament

CultureChavín (possibly)
Titles
  • Articulated Alligator Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 × 5 1/4 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 13.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1124
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1124

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side view of object
200–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1095
side view of object
200–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1094
Alligator Pendant
300–1550 AD
Gold
2002.4214
side view of object
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.1122
Alligator Pendant
700–1500 AD
Cast gold
2001.1038
side view of object
200–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1096
front of object
600–1600 AD
Gold
2010.839.1,.2
2002.4440.10
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.10,.11
Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
1–800
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.4