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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Pendant of Bird-Man God
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Pendant of Bird-Man God

Maker Costa Rica, Central Highlands
Date300 BCE-700 CE
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCarved and polished greenstone
Dimensions2 7/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. (7.3 x 2.5 x 1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberS-73-106
Collections
DescriptionSmall pendant in anthropomorphic form (bird) with a profile of a large head with jutting chin, drilled holes for eyes, crest on top of head. Arm depicted by two incised lines, single leg with foot depicted by short vertical lines.
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