Crocodile Pendant

CultureGreater Chiriqui or Coclé
Titles
  • Crocodile Pendant
  • Alligator Pendant
Date900–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 2 7/8 × 4 5/8 in. (4.1 × 7.3 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1098
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1098

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