Unknown Central and South American
Necklace with stylized Birds

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Necklace with stylized Birds
Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Necklace with stylized Birds
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 23 11/16 in. (60.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.451
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 November, 1986–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #10, precedes objects purchased November 24, 1986.
[2] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object described on February 11, 1987.

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