Anthropomorphic Pendant

CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Anthropomorphic Pendant
Date500–900 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.926
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.926
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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