Frog or bird shaped bead

Frog or bird shaped bead

Public Domain

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Frog or bird shaped bead
Date1000–1550 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions3/4 × 1 1/8 × 1 in. (1.9 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.657
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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