Unknown Central and South American
Pendant

CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Pendant
Date900–1500 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (3.2 × 9.5 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1256
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #42 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 24, 1997 (Sale 7057));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1256

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