Unknown Central and South American
Double-headed animal ornament

CultureTairona
Titles
  • Double-headed animal ornament
Date500–1550 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 1 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1.6 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.661
Not on view

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ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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