Unknown Central and South American
Pendant

CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Pendant
Date200–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumTumbaga
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (3.2 × 1.6 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1257
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1257

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