Quetzalcoatl pendant (or personal adornment in the form of a plumed or feathered serpent)
Quetzalcoatl pendant (or personal adornment in the form of a plumed or feathered serpent)

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Quetzalcoatl pendant (or personal adornment in the form of a plumed or feathered serpent),

900–1000

Early Postclassic Period
y1990-25

Information

Title
Quetzalcoatl pendant (or personal adornment in the form of a plumed or feathered serpent)
Dates

900–1000

Medium
Ceramic with plumbate glaze
Dimensions
h. 6.6 cm., w. 7.7 cm., d. 1.4 cm. (2 5/8 x 3 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Spencer Throckmorton in honor of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
y1990-25
Place Made

North America, Guatemala, Maya area

Culture
Maya
Period
Postclassic, Early Postclassic
Type
ceramics, ornament, pendants (jewelry)
Materials
Plumbate, ceramic
Subject
mythical or legendary beings, mythology, iconography

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