Cross pendant

NamePendant

Place madeYalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver

Dimensions2 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/16 in. (6.1 × 3.1 × 0.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.20

Object numberA.2015.19.20

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSimple silver cross. Cross is flat with with some decoration engraved into the front of the cross. At the end of the vertical cross bar is a stylized representation of a heart. At the top of the cross, a hole is drilled for a cord.

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