Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
2000 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Luigi Petich, Non-Indian, ca. 1838-1903
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Luigi Petich (ca. 1838-1903, an Italian diplomat who worked extensively in Latin America) and possibly acquired by him during travel in Mexico in the 1880s; purchased by George Heye/MAI from an unknown source in 1916.
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Place
Valley of Mexico; Mexico
Geographical Areas
Valley of Mexico
See related items
Central Mexico/Valley of Mexico (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/6911
Barcode
056911.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Pendant (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Jadeite
Techniques
Carved, drilled, polished
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6797691f8-b1ac-4fab-be56-ab46a6aa2b36
Record ID
NMAI_61134