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Double-headed eagle pendant necklace
Double-headed eagle pendant necklace
Double-headed eagle pendant necklace

Double-headed eagle pendant necklace

Artist Artist unrecorded
Dateearly-mid 20th century
Place madeAntigua, Guatemala, North America
MediumSilver
Dimensions17 5/16 × 9 1/16 × 3/16 in. (44 × 23 × 0.5 cm)
Classifications*Objects
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Patricia M. Newman in memory of Regina Murphy, A.2020.2.1
Object numberA.2020.2.1
DescriptionSilver chain with 23 pendants, or charms, attached. The central pendant depicts and two-headed eagle and has four pendants hanging from it--a cross, bird, rabbit and a bird.The other pendants depict animals, crosses and hearts.
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