Unknown Central and South American
Double Headed Zoomorphic Pendant

left side of object

Public Domain

Double Headed Zoomorphic Pendant
Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Double Headed Zoomorphic Pendant
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1244
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 18, 1991, lot 61]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 18, 1991–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
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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