Unknown Central and South American
Collar or Pectoral Ornament with Bird-Headed Pendants

front of object, in case as received by MFAH

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Collar or Pectoral Ornament with Bird-Headed Pendants
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Collar or Pectoral Ornament with Bird-Headed Pendants
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumShell inlaid with turquoise, pyrite, spondylus shell, and mother of pearl
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm)
 Other (each bead): 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.462
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 9, 2006, lot # 107]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2006–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog

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