Feline Pendant

CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Feline Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlacePanama
PlaceCosta Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1230
Non exposé

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Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 31, 1985, lot 78]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 31, 1985–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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