Unknown Central and South American
Set of Three Frog Effigy Beads

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Set of Three Frog Effigy Beads
Date1000–1550 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1/2 × 7/8 × 3/4 in. (1.3 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm)
.2: 1/2 × 15/16 × 1 in. (1.3 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)
.3: 1/2 × 7/8 × 3/4 in. (1.3 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.644.1-.3
Not on view

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ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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