Pendant in the Shape of a Claw or Fang

Mexico or Guatemala

mesoamericanArts of the Americaspendant (jewelry)stone

Date

400 BCE–1200 CE

Medium

Greenstone

Dimensions

19.6 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm (7 11/16 × 9/16 × 5/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Ethel and Julian Goldsmith

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