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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 5/8 × 3/8 × 1/8 in. (4.1 × 1 × 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. David Light
Terms
    Object number83.0031
    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
    Pendant
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    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
    Bowl
    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
    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
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