Vulture Head Pendant
The inhabitants of the New World considered green stone varieties (eg. jadeite) to be an extremely valuable material. The bright green color was associated with life, which covers the earth in the form of green vegetation. An amulet such as this one would probably have been wo...
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3481
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object
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_42.549_Fnt_SL_T.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_42.549_Fnt_SL_T.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_42.549_Fnt_SL_T.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.549 |
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