Unknown Central and South American
Necklace of Stylized Bird Heads or Possibly Sharks' Teeth

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Necklace of Stylized Bird Heads or Possibly Sharks' Teeth

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia , South America

MediumGold and glass beads

DimensionsOverall: 7 × 8 in. (17.8 × 20.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2002.4271

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[David Bernstein, New York, by at least September, 1992] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September, 1992–2002 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on September 25, 1992.
[2] Glassell Album # 12.

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