Unknown Central and South American
Anthropomorphic Pendant

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureQuimbaya

Titles

Anthropomorphic Pendant

Date1–800 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (16.5 × 8.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1012

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceGarrido family, c. 1900 [1]; Ofelia Garrido, Dunedin, Florida, since at least early 1940s [2]; purchased by [William Siegal, Santa Fe, New Mexico]; purchased by Gary Henderschott, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 3, 2004– September 29, 2006 [1]; [Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, September 29, 2006, lot 47144]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, September 29, 2006–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Heritage Auction Galleries auction catalog, September 29, 2006.
[2] Correspondance from Ofelia Garrido.

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