Unknown Central and South American
Feline with Bird Pendant

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Feline with Bird Pendant
Date1–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1336
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1996–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory; precedes object described on August 27, 1996.

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