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Human Pendant

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Human Pendant
Date300–1600 AD
PlaceColombia (probably)
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1016
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1016

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