Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the Form of a Stylized Human Figure

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Pendant in the Form of a Stylized Human Figure
Artist
CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pendant in the Form of a Stylized Human Figure
Date500–900 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 in. (10.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.924
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #28 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 17, 1988);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.924

Similar examples sold at Sotheby's 12.5.1981, Lot 88 and Sotheby's 5.2-5.1972, Lot 218. A similar figure of higher quality was at Sotheby's NY 1997

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