Zoomorphic Pendant with Avian Head and Curling Tail

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Zoomorphic Pendant with Avian Head and Curling Tail
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Zoomorphic Pendant with Avian Head and Curling Tail
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1333
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 1991–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 12, precedes object bought at auction, November 1991.

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