Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Pendant

Shaman Pendant

Public Domain

Shaman Pendant
Artist
CultureMuisca
Titles
  • Shaman Pendant
  • Figural Pendant
Date600–1500 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumCast and hammered gold
Dimensions6 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 1/2 in. (17.1 × 11.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1012
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, before August 1, 2000] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 1, 2000–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on August 1, 2000.

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