Pendant in the Form of a Shaman

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Pendant in the Form of a Shaman
CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pendant in the Form of a Shaman
Date700–1500 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1 in. (6.4 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1015
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #71 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 2, 1990);
(Sold at Sotheby's NY 5.2.1990, Lot #71);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1015

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