Unknown Central and South American
Pendant of a Squatting Figure

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Pendant of a Squatting Figure
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pendant of a Squatting Figure
  • Shaman
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSodalite
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 3/4 × 13/16 in. (3.5 × 1.9 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.907
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by around September 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, near slide dated "SEP 71."

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