Unknown Central and South American
Pendant

Pendant

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pendant
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3/4 × 1 3/8 × 11/16 in. (1.9 × 3.5 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1265
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #215 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian and American Indian Art Auction, May 17 & 18, 2000 (Sale 7476));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1265

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