Deity-head pendant
Deity-head pendant
Deity-head pendant
Deity-head pendant
Deity-head pendant
Deity-head pendant

Currently not on view

Deity-head pendant,

400–800 CE

Middle Classic Period to Late Classic Period
Maya

Middle-to-Late Classic

2017-154

Information

Title
Deity-head pendant
Dates

400–800 CE

Maker
Middle Classic Period to Late Classic Period
Medium
Shell (Queen Conch: Lobatus gigas)
Dimensions
h. 5.7 × w. 3.8 × d. 0.3 cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Peter Jay Sharp, Class of 1952, Fund
Object Number
2017-154
Place Made

North America, Belize, Guatemala, or Mexico

Culture
Maya
Period
Middle Classic, Late Classic
Type
pendants (jewelry), ornament
Materials
conch
Techniques
carving
Subject
suns, heads, deities

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