Dumbarton Oaks - Avian Finial

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Avian Finial

Zenú, Period V or VI
500-1500 CE
10.48 cm x 5.08 cm x 10.8 cm (4 1/8 in. x 2 in. x 4 1/4 in.)
gold
PC.B.526

Not on view

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Bibliography

Benson, Elizabeth P. 1963 Handbook of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C., p. 57, cat. 317.

Falchetti, Ana Maria 2000 The Gold of Greater Zenu: Prehispanic Metallurgy in the Caribbean Lowlands of Colombia. In Precolumbian Gold: Technology, Style and Iconography, Colin McEwan, ed., pp. 132-151. British Museum Press, London.

Acquisition History

Purchased from John Wise, New York (dealer), by Dumbarton Oaks, 1963.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC.

Object Last Modified: 7/7/2023