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CultureQuimbaya or Uraba
Titles
  • Lizard Pendant
Date200–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions4 3/4 × 1 1/16 × 1/2 in. (12.1 × 2.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2474
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.

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