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Pendant in the Form of a Musician

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Pendant in the Form of a Musician
Artist
CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Pendant in the Form of a Musician
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (18.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1011
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceRobert Sonin report dated 4.16.2006, Consignment notice dated 5.23.2006;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1011

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