Feline Effigy Pendant (one of five)

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Feline Effigy Pendant (one of five)

Date900–200 BC

PlacePeru

MediumShell with turquoise inlay

DimensionsOverall: 9/16 × 7/8 in. (1.5 × 2.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1211

Not on view

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

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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