Double Pendant in the Form of a Bird/Man

CultureCoclé
Titles
  • Double Pendant in the Form of a Bird/Man
Date300–1550 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (.A): 2 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (.B): 2 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 6.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.921.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's NY 11.20.1995 lot #57);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.921
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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