Pair of Shaman Pendants with Plant Elements

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CultureQuimbaya

Titles

Pair of Shaman Pendants with Plant Elements

Date1–800 AD

PlaceColombia, Urabá

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 6 11/16 × 5 3/8 in. (17 × 13.6 cm)
.2: 6 15/16 × 5 3/8 in. (17.6 × 13.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1459.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePossibly Frederick Lehmann, Ann Arbor, MI [1]; [The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 2003–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Robert Sonin report, dated November 21, 2001.
[2] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object described on February 6, 2003.

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