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17 links from a necklace?; SHAPE OF RATTLESNAKE'S TAIL ?
Before 1500
The links in this gold necklace are in the shape of the tail rattles of rattlesnakes. This kind of jewelry may have afforded the wearer the powers of the animals represented in it.
Geographies
Colombia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max H: 8 7/16
Diam: 6 11/16 in. (21.5 × 17 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910 (from Tiffany & Co.)
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.356