Unknown Central and South American
Spacer bead in the form of a fanged creature

Spacer bead in the form of a fanged creature

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Spacer bead in the form of a fanged creature
Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Spacer bead in the form of a fanged creature
Date500–1550 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/4 × 5/8 × 5/16 in. (3.2 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.665
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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