Unknown Central and South American
Bird Pendant

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureMuisca

Titles

Bird Pendant

Date600–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1284

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1988, lot 36]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17, 1994–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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