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Cross pendant
Cross pendant
Cross pendant

Cross pendant

Maker Guadalupe Castellanos
Place madeIguala, Guerrero, Mexico, North America
MediumSilver, copper, wood (walnut)
Dimensions3 1/8 × 2 9/16 × 1/2 in. (8 × 6.5 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.73
Object numberA.2015.19.73
DescriptionCross of walnut wood set in a silver and copper. Setting extends out in the shape of the cross to have a larger footprint than the wooden cross. Between each of the arms of the metal cross there is a small metal ball.