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

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumjade
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 1/4 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 0.6 × 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. David Light
Terms
    Object number83.0032
    DescriptionThis perfectly matched set of pendants combine the inherent power of jade, a substance that the Maya believed to convey life force, with the dominance represented by a jaguar’s claw. They are an excellent example of the way the natural world was appropriated as a metaphor for royal power by Maya kings and queens.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Staff (Oshe Shango)
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Costume [Ekun Egungun]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    ca. 1950
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Costume [Paka Egungun]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    ca. 1930
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 300-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1-500
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