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1946.5.20

Stone pendant in the shape of a figure [SM (Verve) 7/7/2016]

1946.5.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone pendant in the shape of a figure [SM (Verve) 7/7/2016]
Long description
Pendant carved from mottled white stone, in form of a human figure, crouched holding their knees. There are two perforations on reverse to form suspension loop. [SM (Verve) 7/7/2016]
Person
Field collector Elsie Colsell McDougall
PRM source Elsie Colsell McDougall
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Mixtec Archaeological period: Post-Classic
Date collected
By 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Tubular Drilled
Dimensions
Width: max 14 mm, Length: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.5.20
Research and responses

Dr Elizabeth Graham, UCL, noted during the Fell funded project Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections that Mesoamericanists tend not to use the term 'amulet'. [AS 28/10/2010]

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Ornament, Amulet, Pendant

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