Unknown Central and South American
Human Effigy Figure Pendant with Articulated Ornaments

Human Effigy Figure Pendant with Articulated Ornaments

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Human Effigy Figure Pendant with Articulated Ornaments
Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Human Effigy Figure Pendant with Articulated Ornaments
Date1–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 in. (6.7 × 4.4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.884
Not 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, 2010.884

similar example sold at Heritage 2.29.2006 lot 47082

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