Pendant

Greater Nicoya, Pre-Columbian

Period IV (1000 BC-AD 500), Period V (500-1000), 300 - 800

  • Titles Pendant (Descriptive)
  • Artist Greater Nicoya, Costa Rica
  • Medium stone
  • Dimensions 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in. (6.4 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Bequest of William M. Spencer III, AFI.249.2010
  • Work Type pendant
  • Classification Jewelry

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