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

Collections

Latin America

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.

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