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Lizard Pendant

Lizard Pendant

Public Domain

Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Lizard Pendant
Date500–1000 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 4 7/16 × 15/16 in. (1.6 × 11.3 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1224
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
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, 1995–1996 [1]; [Sotheby's New York, May 14, 1996, lot 47]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1996–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #13.

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Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1226
Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
900–1500 AD
Gold
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Lizard Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Lizard Pendant
200–1600 AD
Gold
2004.2474
Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
200–1000 AD (early), 1000–1600 AD (late)
Gold
2004.2431
Shell Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Shell Pendant
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1254
Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant
200–1600 AD
Tumbaga
2001.1257
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
Unknown Central and South American
Curassow Pendant with Dangles
1–800
Cast and hammered gold
2004.2443
Pair of Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments
900–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1219.1,.2
Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
500–1550 AD
Cast gold
2001.1290
Bat Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Bat Pendant
200–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1367
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments in the Form of Double Stylized Birds
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1331.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant of a Stylized Bird
800–1500 AD
Gold
2001.1009
Unknown Central and South American