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Lobster Pendant

Lobster Pendant

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Lobster Pendant
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia/Panama
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 13/16 × 3 1/16 × 1/2 in. (14.8 × 7.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1345
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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