Bat in Flight Pendant

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
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Object Type
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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