Feline Effigy Pendant

Feline Effigy Pendant

Public Domain

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Feline Effigy Pendant
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (2.2 × 4 × 0.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1215
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Chrisitie's, Paris, June 14, 2004, lot 306]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2004–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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front of object, in case as received by MFAH
Collar or Pectoral Ornament with Bird-Headed Pendants
650–900 AD
Shell inlaid with turquoise, pyrite, spondylus shell, and mother of pearl
2010.462
front of object
Bird Pendant (one of a pair)
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, resin
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Pair of Inlaid Ear Ornaments with Deity
Pair of Inlaid Ear Ornaments with Deity
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with shell, mother of pearl, spondylus shell, and turquoise
2010.323.1,.2
Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, spondylus shell, white shell, green stone, agate, string
2010.482
Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
900–200 BC
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1223.2
Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
900–200 BC
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1223.1
Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, sodalite, other stone, and string
2010.248
front of object
Bead in the Form of a Human Figure
1100–1450 AD
Spondylus shell
2010.259
front of object
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, turquoise, spondylus shell, green stone, string
2010.480
Bracelet
Bracelet
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell and string
2010.498
Bracelet
Bracelet
1000 BC–1600 AD
Turquoise, spondylus shell, yellow stone, and string
2010.499
Bracelet
Bracelet
1000 BC–1600 AD
Purple spondylus shell, turquoise, and string
2010.501