Pendant in the form of a Mask

Pendant in the form of a Mask

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Pendant in the form of a Mask
CultureOlmec
Titles
  • Pendant in the form of a Mask
Date1500–300 BC
PlaceMexico
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1056
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Canada; [Arte Primitivo, Fine Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction, November 9, 2005 (Auction #33), lot 13]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 9, 2005–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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