Jade plaque

Made:
601-800
SMG00168213

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Jade plaque, probably a pendant, carved with a central face flanked by stylized animals and scrolls, in modern brass and wooden frame, Mayan, 7th to 9th centuries

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A89075
Materials:
pendant, jade, frame, wood and frame, brass
type:
pendants
credit:
Puttick and Simpson Limited