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Collections

Double-Headed Crocodile Clamshell Pendant or Headband Ornament300–700 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Carved jade ornament with a smooth half-moon lower piece and a narrow rectangular bar with perforations and relief carving along the top edge, in pale green and cream tones
Carved jade object in pale green with russet inclusions, consisting of two elongated oval forms joined along one edge, with a row of raised circular bosses and scalloped ridges along the spine.
Title
Double-Headed Crocodile Clamshell Pendant or Headband Ornament
Culture
Greater Nicoya or Caribbean Watershed
Place Made
Costa Rica
Date Made
300–700 CE
Medium
Serpentine
Dimensions
2 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 5/8 in. (7.3 × 11.43 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
M.2016.334.39
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas