Shell in the shape of a young bird
Shell in the shape of a young bird
Shell in the shape of a young bird
Shell in the shape of a young bird
Shell in the shape of a young bird
Shell in the shape of a young bird

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Shell in the shape of a young bird,

250–500 CE

Maya
Early Classic Period
1998-164

Information

Title
Shell in the shape of a young bird
Dates

250–500 CE

Medium
Spondylus shell with greenstone and obsidian inlays
Dimensions
h. 6.5 cm., w. 4.9 cm., d. 2.7 cm. (2 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
1998-164
Place Made

North America, Guatemala, possibly Petén, Maya area

Culture
Early Classic, Maya
Period
Early Classic
Type
pendants (jewelry), sculpture, greenstone (rock), incising
Materials
obsidian, shell
Techniques
incising, inlay (process)
Subject
inlays, birds

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