Unknown Central and South American
Necklace with bird ornaments

Necklace with bird ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú) (possibly)
Titles
  • Necklace with bird ornaments
Date1000–1550 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions11 1/2 in. length (29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.663
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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