Unknown Central and South American
Bat in Flight Pendant

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureMalagana

Titles

Bat in Flight Pendant

Date200 BC–300 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsWidth: 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.758

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePrivate collection; [Christie's, Paris, June 7, 2005, lot #369]; purchase by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2005–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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