Unknown Central and South American
Necklace

Necklace

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions7 × 7 × 1 1/4 in. (17.8 × 17.8 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1246
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #53 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 23, 1992);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1246

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Gold
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front of object
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Gold foil
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Seven Figural Ornaments
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Gold foil
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