CultureTairona
Titles
- Pendant in the Shape of a Frigate Bird, one of five
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 in. (7 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1352
Not on view
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Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular sticker on bottom, with handwritten "C-TA / 379"
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Unknown Central and South American
200–300 AD
Gold
2010.1353
Unknown Central and South American
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1351
Unknown Central and South American
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1350
Unknown Central and South American
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.1349
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1378
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1377
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1376
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.6
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.5
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.4
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.3