Carnelian and Gold Claw Necklace

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CultureTairona

Titles

Carnelian and Gold Claw Necklace

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold, carnelian

Dimensions1 × 21L in. (2.5 × 53.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.867

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 14, 1991, lot 42]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by May 17, 1991—2001 [1][2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Accession file describes object as purchased after auction.
[2] Glassell Inventory- described on May 17, 1991.

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