Unknown Central and South American
Bird Pendant, one of four

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Public Domain

Bird Pendant, one of four
Artist
CultureVeraguas
Titles
  • Bird Pendant, one of four
Date800–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (8.9 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1356
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlan C. Lapiner (1933–1975), New York; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1967–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 4, by slide dated "DEC 67."
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed sticker on verso: "25" with a handwritten "B" on bottom left corner of sticker

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