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Eagle Impersonator Pendant1325–1521

Not on view
Cast gold ornament with a frontal face, elaborate headdress of finger-like projections and scrollwork, connected by a ring to a trapezoidal pendant with three teardrop bells
Cast gold pendant depicting a frontal anthropomorphic face with an elaborate headdress of radiating spikes and spiral scrollwork, with a hooked nose ornament; below, a circular disc and triangular element with spiral accents suspend three hollow bell-shaped drops.
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.71.73.249a
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.