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Eagle Impersonator Pendant1325–1521

Not on view
Cast gold ornament with a stylized face, headdress of ridged forms and scrolls, and a lower trapezoidal pendant with five hanging teardrop-shaped gold drops
Cast gold pendant featuring a frontal face with elongated nose, scroll and spiral decorations, and a headdress of ridged and looped elements; five teardrop-shaped bells hang from the face and a lower trapezoidal element with a central ring.
Title
Eagle Impersonator Pendant
Culture
Ñuu Savi (Mixtec)
Place Made
Mexico, Oaxaca
Date Made
1325–1521
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.249g
Classification
Metal
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.