Five Pendants in the Forms of Crescent Shapes with Human Heads

CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Five Pendants in the Forms of Crescent Shapes with Human Heads
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions2010.1140: 1 15/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in. (5 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm)
2010.1141: 1 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in. (4.6 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm)
2010.1142: 1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in. (4.8 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm)
2010.1143: 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm)
2010.1144: 1 15/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1140-2010.1144
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ProvenanceProbably Frederick Lehmann, Ann Arbor, MI, before January 2005 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, October 5, 2005– 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Invoice from Lehmann, October 2005.

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