Unknown Central and South American
Bird Pendant

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Bird Pendant
Date500–1550 AD
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (10.8 × 1.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1354
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceJohn-Platt Collection; Daniel M. Friedenberg (1923–2011) Collection, New York; [Arte Primitivo, May 19, 2004, lot 146]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 2004–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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