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Bead with a Figure of a Bird at the Finial

Bead with a Figure of a Bird at the Finial

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Bead with a Figure of a Bird at the Finial
Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Bead with a Figure of a Bird at the Finial
  • Bead
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 5/8 × 7/8 in. (6.4 × 1.6 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.273
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 16, 1989, Pre-Columbian Sale 5855, Lot 48]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 16, 1989–2008; 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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700–1550 AD
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900–1550 AD
Gold
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