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Pendant in the Form of a Human

Pendant in the Form of a Human

Public Domain

Artist
CultureDarién-Zenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pendant in the Form of a Human
Date500–900 AD
PlacePanama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in. (7.6 × 4.4 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.928
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.928

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Unknown Central and South American
Five Pendants in the Forms of Crescent Shapes with Human Heads
1–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Pendants in the Form of Crescent Shapes with Human Heads
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.1138-2010.1139
Nine Pendants in the Form of a Human Figure
Unknown Central and South American
Nine Pendants in the Form of a Human Figure
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.271.1-.9
Pendant in the Form of a Human Face
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the Form of a Human Face
600–1600 AD
Gold and string
2010.973
Pendant in the Form of a Human Face
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the Form of a Human Face
600–1600 AD
Gold
2010.974
Pendant in the Form of a Human Figure with Birds
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the Form of a Human Figure with Birds
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.1005
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the Form of a Stylized Human Figure
500–900 AD
Gold
2010.924
back of object
Unknown Central and South American
Staff Finial in the Form of a Human Head
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.1018
Eight Ornaments in the Form of a Human Head
Unknown Central and South American
Eight Ornaments in the Form of a Human Head
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.1019.1-.8
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Scoop with Finial in the Form of a Human Figure
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1082
Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a "Tweezers" with a Human Face
200 BC–400 AD
Gold and stone
2010.1156
Eight Beads in the Form of Human Heads, Strung Together
Unknown Central and South American
Eight Beads in the Form of Human Heads, Strung Together
900–1519 AD
Gold
2010.261
Unknown Central and South American