Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Pendant

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureTolima
Titles
  • Shaman Pendant
Date500–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (10.2 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1036
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 1990, lot 39]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1990–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.

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