Turtle

CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Turtle
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceDiquís Region, Costa Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (1.6 × 4.4 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1118
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1118.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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front of object
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200 BC–400 AD
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600–1600 AD
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1000–1550 AD
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600–1600
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Nose Ornament
100–800 AD
Hammered and cut silver and gold
2001.916
Pectoral with Two Faces
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
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Collar
600–1000 AD
Gold
2002.4307
Nose Ornament
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.912
Armband
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered silver and filigreed gold
2001.844
Pectoral
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.823