Pendant in the Shape of a Frigate Bird, one of five

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Pendant in the Shape of a Frigate Bird, one of five
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pendant in the Shape of a Frigate Bird, one of five
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 in. (7 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1352
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17–18, 2000, lot 70]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17–18, 2000–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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular sticker on bottom, with handwritten "C-TA / 379"

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