Pendant
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Greenstone
Geography
South America
Date
Pre-1532 AD
Dimensions
1.6 cm
Object number
HP417
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
Greenstone was traded widely in the Pre-Columbian Andes. It was ground down and polished, and most often turned into beads or pendants that could be strung on necklaces or sewn into clothing.
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