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Figural Pendant Wearing Crocodile Mask300–700 CE

On view: David Geffen GalleriesStonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Carved jade pendant in deep forest green, depicting a stylized profile figure with a headdress, angular incised geometric patterns, cutout forms, and small drilled suspension holes

Unknown, Profile Figure Pendant Wearing Crocodile Mask and Bird-Shaped Headdress, 300–700 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Figural Pendant Wearing Crocodile Mask
Culture
Caribbean Watershed
Place Made
Costa Rica
Date Made
300–700 CE
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
4 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (10.8 × 6.67 × 0.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
M.2016.334.3
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas