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Collections

Crocodile and Bird Pendant300–700 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Carved jade plaque in mottled green and honey-brown stone, openwork relief of a crouching reptilian or serpentine creature with a toothed snout and scalloped border
Title
Crocodile and Bird Pendant
Culture
Caribbean Watershed
Place Made
Costa Rica
Date Made
300–700 CE
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
3 5/8 × 3 × 3/8 in. (9.21 × 7.62 × 0.95 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
M.2016.334.1
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas