Unknown Central and South American
Necklace Bead Assembly with Two Pendants in the Form of Fish

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Necklace Bead Assembly with Two Pendants in the Form of Fish
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Necklace Bead Assembly with Two Pendants in the Form of Fish
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (as mounted to Plexiglas): 5 × 6 in. (12.7 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.455
Not on view

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Provenance(Lot #4 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 19, 1987);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.455

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