Pendant in the Shape of Wild Boar Tusks from a Necklace

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Pendant in the Shape of Wild Boar Tusks from a Necklace

Date1–400 AD

PlaceGermany, Rhineland (possibly)

MediumGlass with bronze mountings

Dimensionsgreatest dimension: 2 3/16 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number70.93.3

Not on view

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Department

Antiquities

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Ray Winfield Smith (c. 1897–1982), Houston, by 1970]; purchased by MFAH, 1970.

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