Shell Pendant

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Shell Pendant
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 5 × 1 5/8 in. (4.1 × 12.7 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1254
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1254
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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