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Collections

William Spratling
Quetzalcóatl Head Brooch (Prendedor cabeza de Quetzalcóatl)1938-1944

Not on view
Horizontal silver brooch with high-relief serpent or dragon figure coiled in an S-shape, with incised scales, open jaw, and projecting leaf and spike forms along the edges
Artist or Maker
William Spratling
United States, active Mexico, 1900-1967
Title
Quetzalcóatl Head Brooch (Prendedor cabeza de Quetzalcóatl)
Date Made
1938-1944
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
2 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.08 × 8.26 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California
Accession Number
M.2013.4.11
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
This brooch is inspired by a famous basalt feathered-sepent heart bowl of Aztec origin in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City.