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CultureTairona
Titles
  • Shaman Pendant
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1025
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1025
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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