Feline Effigy Pendant (one of five)

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Feline Effigy Pendant (one of five)
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Feline Effigy Pendant (one of five)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumShell with turquoise inlay
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (3.9 × 4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1209
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, c. November, 1999–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #15, by object bought at auction, November 1999.

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