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Double Figural Pendant

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Double Figural Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceCosta Rica
PlacePanama
MediumGold with modern cord
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 2 15/16 in. (9.5 × 7.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.918
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
207M Libbie Masterson Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Art of the Four Quarters, Ltd, New York, before 1965] [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 17, 1965–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Inventory sticker on back.
[2] Precedes purchase from John Wise on January 17, 1965.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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