Eleven Foil Hummingbird Pendants

CultureNasca
Titles
  • Eleven Foil Hummingbird Pendants
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumSheet gold
DimensionsEach: 1 3/4 × 7/8 in. (4.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4248.1-.11
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4248.1

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