Unknown Central and South American
Turquoise Pendant

Turquoise Pendant

Public Domain

Turquoise Pendant
Artist
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Turquoise Pendant
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumTurquoise, bone, resin, alpaca wool cord
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 5/8 in. (2.9 × 1.6 cm)
 Other (Cord): 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.697
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least July 1970–2008 [1][2][3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #5, precedes slide dated "JUL 70."
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Scheduled examination by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, letter dated 8/17/1971.

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