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Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants

Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants

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Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants
Artist
CultureJavanese
Titles
  • Necklace with Shell-shaped Pendants
Date9th–10th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
Dimensions10 1/8 × 11 1/2 × 1/2 in. (25.7 × 29.2 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2222
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 2001] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 2001–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on 12/31/01.

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Pectoral
Unknown Indonesian
Pectoral
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.540
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
Unknown Indonesian
Ceremonial Pectoral Disk (Karse)
early 19th century
Gold
2004.2317
Crown
Unknown Indonesian
Crown
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
2006.538
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
Unknown Indonesian
Amulet in the form of a Turtle
12th–14th century
Gold
2004.2313
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Gold-covered Shell
200 BC–200 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1050
Pair of Tlaloc Eyepieces
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Tlaloc Eyepieces
900–1200
Mother-of-pearl
2016.31.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Gold-covered Shell
200 BC–200 AD
Gold and shell
2010.1051
Kris
Unknown Indonesian
Kris
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
2004.2351.A,.B
Image Not Available for Moccasins with Quillwork
Unknown
Moccasins with Quillwork
c. late 18th - early 19th century
Leather, porcupine quills, glass beads, silk, and sinew
2025.767.A,.B
Companion Necklace
Unknown Indonesian
Companion Necklace
18th–19th century
Gold
2006.535
Bureau Table
Thomas Spencer
Bureau Table
c. 1780–1785
Mahogany; mahogany, eastern white pine, chestnut, soft maple, and yellow poplar
B.92.6
Necklace
Unknown Indonesian
Necklace
late 18th–early 19th century
Gold
2006.539
Unknown Indonesian