Unknown Central and South American
Shaman Pendant

CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Shaman Pendant
  • Pendant in the Form of a Zoomorphic Deity with Birds
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 5 7/16 in. (14.3 × 13.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1028
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.1028

A much smaller Darien pendant was at Sothebys NY 6.2.1999, lot 35.
Another example was sold at Sotheby's NY 12.5.1981, Lot 88.

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