Fish Pendant

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CultureGreater Chiriqui

Titles

Fish Pendant

Date700–1550 AD

PlaceCosta Rica

PlacePanama

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1236

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1993–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #12, precedes object bought at auction, May 17, 1993.
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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