Unknown Central and South American
Nine Pendants in the Form of a Human Figure

Nine Pendants in the Form of a Human Figure

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Nine Pendants in the Form of a Human Figure
Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Nine Pendants in the Form of a Human Figure
  • Bead
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (6.4 × 3.5 × 1 cm)
 .2: 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (7 × 3.5 × 1 cm)
 .3: 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm)
 .4: 2 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 3.5 × 1 cm)
 .5: 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (6.4 × 3.5 × 1 cm)
 .6: 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (6.4 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.271.1-.9
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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