Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the shape of a bird

Pendant in the shape of a bird

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pendant in the shape of a bird
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions1 5/8 × 15/16 × 3/4 in. (4.1 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.662
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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