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Pendant in the Form of a Figure by Tiwanaku — VisualArtsDB

Pendant in the Form of a Figure

Pendant in the Form of a Figure

400–800

Medium: Shell, stone, silver, copper, and cotton
Dimensions: 14.2 × 9.5 cm (5 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
Genre: pendant (jewelry)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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middle horizonamericasshell (animal material)tiahuanacoandeanearly intermediate periodsilverheaddressesjewelryshellmother of pearlcoppergeometricpeopleinorganic materialhuarinonferrous metalArts of the Americasanthropomorphic figurePre-Columbianandescostumeart of the americaspendant (jewelry)metal

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