Bird as Belt Pendant

Bird as Belt Pendant

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Bird as Belt Pendant
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (5.9 × 6.5 × 1.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4391
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May 17, 1993–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 17, 1993.

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right side of object
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600–1550 AD
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1100–1450 AD
Gold
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