Necklace

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
MediumStone beads
Dimensionslength: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2512
Not on view

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Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, before January 8, 1998] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 8, 1998–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on January 8, 1998.

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