Necklace Artist: Unknown

A.D. 400–1500

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Gold and tumbaga

Dimensions

h.: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Chimu pendant with Diquis bird: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Teeth length: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Bird: 3/4 × 1 in. (1.9 × 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Accession Number

2014.87.1

Culture

Diquis, Tairona, Chimú

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Gold nose disk, Eagle centerpiece, Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, NY 1983; claws, Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, NY 2011, lot 87; Furman Hebb, New York, NY, 1983-2014; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Eagle centerpiece and gold nose disk purchased in 1983
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 18
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

necklaces

Subject

jewelry

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