Set of Three Anchor-Shaped Beads

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Set of Three Anchor-Shaped Beads
Date500–1550 AD
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 1/8 x 7/8 x 5/16 in. (2.9 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.648.1-.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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