Stingray Bell Pendant

CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Stingray Bell Pendant
  • Sting Ray Bell Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlacePanama
PlaceCosta Rica
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
On view

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Object Type
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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