Crocodile Pendant

CultureMaya
Titles
  • Crocodile Pendant
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumShell
Dimensions1 15/16 × 4 1/2 × 3/8 in. (5 × 11.4 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Carroll in memory of Frank and Eleanor Carroll
Object number2014.76
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceThe Paul Singer Family Collection, New York, 1960s–1994; purchased by [Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, 1994–2004]; purchased by Frank Carroll, Houston, January 7, 2004–2014; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History"Bull Leapers to Picasso," Harry F. Sinclair House/Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, New York, December 6–16, 2000.

“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, on loan, December 1, 2003–May 19, 2014, when accessioned as gift.

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