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Pendant
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Pendant

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 300-600
Mediumshell
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. (5.7 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number85.0077
    DescriptionShell was from earliest times a prized trade item used for fashioning trumpets, pectorals, beads and other adornments. This skull has been masterfully worked out from an olive shell and was probably one of many strung as a necklace. The interlocking motif around the eyes makes this shell bead unusual.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 300-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Woman's Headdress (Mpaan)
    Kuba people
    mid 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    House of the Head Shrine (Ile-Ori)
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask (Kore Sulaw)
    Bamana people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Toad
    Olmec
    ca. 800-300 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Jama-Coaque
    200 BCE-600 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 250-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Finger Ring
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    The Chief, at Sta. Christina and A Principal Woman of Sta. Christina
    Artist Unknown
    1784-1786
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
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