CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
- Bat Headed Figural Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlacePanama
PlaceCosta Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1048
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé
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Object Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On paper taped on verso, handwritten in black ink "47572"
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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100 BC–700 AD
Gold, silver, spondylus, purple mussel shell, turquoise, wood, resin, cotton cord
2010.978
