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Pendant
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Pendant

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumjade
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 x 1 x 5/8 in. (1.9 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Sylvia Coppersmith in memory of Dora Coppersmith
Terms
    Object number86.0057
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    DescriptionRabbits were seen as clever and useful creatures by the ancient Maya, who sometimes depicted the highly trained courtly scribes as a rabbit. Powerful individuals sometimes had what we might consider today modest animals as their spirit companions, including the famous Maya king from Honduras, 18 Rabbit. This lovely bead is made of a very light colored jade.

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