Unknown Central and South American
Stingray Bell Pendant

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureGreater Chiriqui

Titles

Stingray Bell Pendant
Sting Ray Bell Pendant

Date700–1550 AD

PlaceCosta Rica

PlacePanama

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1237

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17–18, 2000, lot 54]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17–18, 2000–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Robert Sonin report, dated October 24, 2006.
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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