Unknown Central and South American
Necklace of Hollow Beads with Crocodile Pendant

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Necklace of Hollow Beads with Crocodile Pendant
Artist
CultureGreater Chiriqui or Coclé
Titles
  • Necklace of Hollow Beads with Crocodile Pendant
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceCosta Rica
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 36 1/4 in. (92 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.463
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1980's;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.463.

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