Cross pendant

NamePendant

Place madeYalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal, coins

Dimensions5 1/4 × 2 13/16 × 9/16 in. (13.3 × 7.2 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.81

Object numberA.2015.19.81

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMetal cross. At the center of the cross is a heart with an empty center and wings. From both ends of the horizontal crossbar and from the bottom arm hang three pendants with coins at the ends.

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