Mayan glyph brooch

NamePin

Maker Bernice Goodspeed (American, died 1971)

Date1938-1971

Place madeTaxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver

Dimensions7/8 × 1 3/16 × 1/4 in. (2.3 × 3 × 0.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.74

Object numberA.2015.19.74

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSilver brooch of pre-Columbian design. Brooch made up of an oval with two spirals on the top edge (each going in a different direction) and piece with a scalloped edge on the right side. The inside of the oval has a small ledge along one side and a ball on the other.