Unknown Central and South American
Stylized Bird Pendant

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Stylized Bird Pendant
Artist
CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Stylized Bird Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceProbably Diquís Region, Costa Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1234
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[André Emmerich (1924–2007) Gallery, New York]; the Count and Countess Guy du Boisrouvray, France and later New York and Argentina; by inheritence to their daugther, Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, until 1989; [Sotheby's, New York, October 27–28, 1989, lot 148]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, October 27–28, 1989–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition HistoryGeneva, 1964

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