Unknown Central and South American
Double Supernatural Bird Pendant

Double Supernatural Bird Pendant

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Double Supernatural Bird Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceCosta Rica
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 3/4 in. (4.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1240
Not 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 1990–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, May 1990.

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