Mayan glyph brooch

NamePin

Maker Bernice Goodspeed (American, died 1971)

Date1938-1971

Place madeTaxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver

Dimensions7/8 × 1 3/16 × 1/4 in. (2.3 × 3 × 0.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.74

Object numberA.2015.19.74

DescriptionSilver brooch of pre-Columbian design. Brooch made up of an oval with two spirals on the top edge (each going in a different direction) and piece with a scalloped edge on the right side. The inside of the oval has a small ledge along one side and a ball on the other.