Bell Pendant of a Dog

800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest)

4 cm 5.5 cm 4.7 cm

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Bells played an important role in ritual activities, costume decoration, and burial offerings. This bell has a slot in the bottom, and a figure of a dog on the top. The loop for suspension is behind the dog's body.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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