Necklace

Chimu culture, Pre-Columbian

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Bowl, Pre-Columbian, fired clay and slip
Standing Figure Wearing Headdress, Maya culture, Jaina Island, Pre-Columbian, fired clay and pigment
headdress; ear plug
Pendant in form of a bat created with open back casting technique with core extracted. Figure has outstretched, bifurcated wings, small erect pointed ears, round protruding eyes, long, flat snout with curled nostrils; smiling, open, fanged mouth with long tongue unfurled onto abdomen; feet at bottom of figure, each with four curled claws. Narrow loop of gold across back for suspension of pendant.