Shaman Pendant

CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Shaman Pendant
  • Pendant in the Form of a Zoomorphic Deity with Birds
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 5 7/16 in. (14.3 × 13.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1028
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1028

A much smaller Darien pendant was at Sothebys NY 6.2.1999, lot 35.
Another example was sold at Sotheby's NY 12.5.1981, Lot 88.

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c. 1225–1250
Gilt copper and champlevé enamel
70.38
Pendant of a Shaman Transforming into a Bird
500–1500 AD
Cast and hammered gold
2004.1615
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
12th–14th century
Gold
2004.2313
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
1–800
Cast and hammered gold
2004.2443
Bat Headed Figural Pendant
700–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1048
front of object
500–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1041
front of object
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.1012
front of object
1–700 AD
Gold
2010.1042
Shaman Pendant
1–700 AD
Gold
2010.1043
Kris
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B