Necklace of Human Shaped Pendants

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Necklace of Human Shaped Pendants

Date600–1600 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold and stone

DimensionsEach pendant: 1 1/8 × 7/16 in. (2.8 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.483

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection; [Christie's, Paris, June 14, 2004, lot # 347]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2004–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed tag with sticker and handwritten notes: CHRISTIE'S (one side) / AG3398 / 367 / 5088 / CHRISTIE'S (on sticker)

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