Unknown Central and South American
Shell Pendant

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

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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