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Frog Pendant

Frog Pendant

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCoclé
Titles
  • Frog Pendant
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumCast gold
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (4.8 × 7 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1093
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot # 65 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 17 & 18, 2000 (Sale 7476));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1093

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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Frog
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1278
side view of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the shape of a frog devouring a snake
500–1550 AD
Gold
99.666
Necklace
Unknown Central and South American
Necklace
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1245
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Pendant
1–800
Gold
99.668
Necklace
Unknown Central and South American
Necklace
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1246
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Spouted Vessel
800–1375 AD
Gold
2001.1082
Eight Crocodile Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Eight Crocodile Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.39-.46
Fourteen Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Fourteen Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.8-.21
Seven Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Seven Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.1-.7
Four Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Four Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.35-.38
Thirteen Figural Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Thirteen Figural Ornaments
600–1600 AD
Gold foil
2002.4322.22-.34
Necklace
Unknown African
Necklace
1900–1915
Gold and glass beads
97.1008
Unknown Central and South American