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Pelican Bell Pendant

Pelican Bell Pendant

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCoclé
Titles
  • Pelican Bell Pendant
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1250
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
207M Libbie Masterson Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, December 8, 2004, lot 364]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, December 8, 2004–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
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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