CultureCoclé
Titles
- Finial in the Form of a Dragon
Date900–1500 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (2.9 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2432
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ProvenanceAlexander Acevedo, New York; [Sotheby's, New York, Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 27 & 28, 1984, Lot 19]; Laurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), Southport, Connecticut, and Florida; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, Sale 7659 Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Lot 432]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 2001–2004; given to MFAH, 2004.
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