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Pendant

Maya, Central Mexico
Pendant
 550 CE-900 CE

Medium
shell

Measurements
4.1 × 3.3 × 1.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented anonymously, 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Central Mexico, Mexico

Accession Number
PC169-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

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Physical description
Incised with head of Mayan dignitary.

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