Unknown Central and South American
Rattle bead surmounted by a parrot

Rattle bead surmounted by a parrot

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Rattle bead surmounted by a parrot
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/2 × 7/8 in. diameter (3.8 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2435
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), New Haven, CT, Southport, CT, and Florida, probably by 1989–1995 [1]; by descent to Cora Williams Witten, 1995–2001 [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, lot 435]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 2001–2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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