Double Supernatural Alligator Pendant

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Double Supernatural Alligator Pendant
CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Double Supernatural Alligator Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlacePanama
PlaceCosta Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 in. (18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1239
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
207M Libbie Masterson Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1988–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #11, precedes object bought at auction, November 1988.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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