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Anthropomorphic Pendant

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Anthropomorphic Pendant
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (4.4 × 2.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1026
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe, before May 17, 1988 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1988, lot 45]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17, 1988–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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