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Subject Index: Personal Ornament, Pendant

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Works of Art (82)

Aegis Pendant, 15th–19th century, Nigeria; Benin, Udo (?), Brass (1979.206.301)
Animal-headed figure pendant, 1st–7th century, Colombia; Yotoco, Gold (66.196.20)
Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 12th–16th century, Panama; Parita, Gold, whale tooth (1979.206.1155)
Bat-Nosed Figure Pendant, 13th–16th century, Costa Rica; Diquís, Cast gold, 1977 (66.196.17)
Belt Ornament or Pendant, early 20th century, Probably western Kimberley Region, Western Australia, Pearl shell, ocher, hair (1979.206.1540)
Bird Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia; Tairona, Gold (1974.271.12)
Bird Pendant, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Costa Rica; Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite (1993.302)
Bird Pendant, 1st–5th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jadeite (1979.206.1138)
Bird Pendant, 1st–5th century, Costa Rica; Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite (1993.114)
Bird Pendant, 9th–16th century
Colombia; Muisca, Cast gold (1979.206.509)
Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, ca. 1530–40, Gian Giacomo Caraglio (Italian), Kraków, Sardonyx with inlaid gold and silver details; mounted as a pendant in gold with enamel, pearl, and ruby (17.190.869)
Breastplate (Tema, Tambe, or Tepatu), late 19th–early 20th century, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Tridacna shell, turtle shell, trade cloth, fiber (1979.206.1519)
Brooch, ca. 1900, Marcus & Company (American), Gold, peridot, diamonds, pearls, enamel (2001.238)
Christ Crucified between the Virgin and Saint John, 14th century, Probably French, Onyx; mounted, probably a pendant in gold with enamel and rock crystal (40.20.59)
Circular Pendant, 700–800, Viking, probably Gotland, Gilded copper alloy (1984.300)
Collar Pendant, late 5th–early 6th century; Ostrogothic, Domagnano, Republic of San Marino, Gold, garnet, glass (17.190.698)
Commesso, 1550–55, Reverse after design of Étienne Delaune (French), probably a 19th-century addition, Gold, enamel, jewels, and chalcedony (17.190.907)
Costumed figure pendant, 1st–7th century, Colombia; Tolima, Gold (1979.206.497)
Cross Pendant, ca. 1080–1130, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Gold and enamel worked in cloisonné (1998.542)
Crucifix: Saint Anthony of Padua, 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.14)
Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 4th–5th century, Panama; Initial style, Gold (91.1.1166)
Disk Brooch and Two Pendants, early 600s, Anglo-Saxon; Probably made in Faversham, southeastern England; Found at Teynam, southeastern England, Gold, cells inset with garnets and glass, border inlaid with niello (1987.90.1,2,3)
Double Bat-nosed Figure Pendants, 11th–16th century, Panama (Chiriquí), Cast gold (04.34.8)
Double Crocodile Pendant, 8th–10th century, Panama; Macaracas, Gold, quartz (1979.206.733)
Double-Eagle Pendant, 1st–5th century, Panama; Initial style, Gold (1979.206.538)
Double-End Animal Pendant, 5th–8th century, Panama; Conte (?), Gold (1991.419.18)
Double-Sided Icon Pendant, with Archangel Michael and the Prophet Daniel in the Lion's Den, 13th century (?), Byzantine, Serpentine (lizardite?) (1987.442.4)
Double-Sided Pendant Icon with the Virgin and Christ Pantokrator, ca. 1080–1120, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Cloisonné enamel, gold (1994.403)
Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica (Chiriquí), Cast gold (1977.187.22)
Eagle Pendant, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas, Cast gold (1979.206.907)
Ear Ornament or Pendant (Mamuli), 19th century, Kanatangu district, eastern Sumba Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Gold (1990.335.4)
Enameled gold pendant, 19th century, Iran, Fabricated from sheet and half-round wire, enameled on obverse and reverse (20.106.2)
Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia (Tairona), Cast gold (69.7.10)
Figure Pendant, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Pyrophyllite (1978.412.152)
Frog Pendant, 11th–16th century, Costa Rica; Chiriquí, Gold (1991.419.1)
Frog Pendant, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica; Altantic Watershed, Jade (1979.206.846)
Harness Pendant with Confronted Beasts, 500–600, Visigothic, Brass, leaded (1990.52)
Head Pendant, 6th–9th century, Mexico or Guatemala; Maya, Jade (jadeite) (02.18.309)
Male Figure (Moai Tangata), early 19th century, Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Wood, obsidian, bone (1984.526)
Masked Figure Pendant, 10th–16th century, Colombia; Tairona, Gold (1991.419.31)
Masked Figure Pendant, 11th–16th century, Panama; Veraguas, Gold (1979.206.777)
Masked Figure Pendant, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jade (jadeite) (1994.429)
Menat of Taharqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Taharqo, ca. 690–664 B.C., Egyptian, Faience (41.160.104)
Mongol passport (paizi), Yuan dynasty, 13th century, China, Iron with silver inlay (1993.256)
Necklace pendants and beads, 17th–16th century B.C.; late Old Babylonian period, Mesopotamia, Gold (47.1b)
Necklace with Pendant, 16th–18th century, Angola; Chokwe, Wood, ceramic, raffia (1996.456)
Paternoster Pendant with the Virgin and Child (obverse) and the Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate (reverse), ca. 1440–50, Franco-Flemish (Burgundy), Onyx cameo, gold (obverse); translucent enamel, silver (reverse) (1975.1.1522)
Pectoral: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass (1999.295.1)
Pendant (Ulute or Papafita), 19th–early 20th century, Possibly Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, Tridacna shell, pigment (1999.47.21)
Pendant Figure, 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic; Taino people, Stone (1997.35.3)
Pendant Figure, 2nd century B.C.–2nd century A.D., Mexico; Colima, Shell (spondylus) (1985.260)
Pendant Fragment (Marremarre Lagelag or Buni), 19th–early 20th century, Marshallese people, Arno Island, Marshall Islands, Tridacna shell (1983.545.19)
Pendant Icon, 17th–18th century, Ethiopia; Amharic, Wood, tempera paint (1997.81.1)
Pendant in the form of a knotted dragon, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (ca. 475–221 B.C.), China, Jade (Nephrite) (1985.214.99)
Pendant in the form of the head of an African (known as Ethiopian), 9th–8th century B.C., Cypriot; Said to be from Amathus, Cyprus, Chlorite (74.51.5010)
Pendant Mask, 13th–15th century, Dominican Republic; Taino, Bone (1997.35.1)
Pendant Mask: Iyoba, 16th century, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Ivory, iron, copper (?) (1978.412.323)
Pendant of a Rosary with Memento Mori, 16th century, Mexican or Flemish, Silver gilt, rock crystal (17.190.323)
Pendant Plaque, 4th–5th century, Byzantine, Lapis lazuli (1984.32)
Pendant Triptych (with Scenes of the Passion), 16th century, Mexican, Boxwood, feathers, gold, enamel (10.141.2)
Pendant with Bird, 10th–15th century
Colombia; Muisca
Gold; H. 2 1/2 in. (6 cm)
Purchase, Gifts in memory of Alice K. Bache, and Rogers Fund, 1992 (1992.121)
Pendant with facing couple (obverse) and sacred monogram (reverse), 15th century, Italy, Silver gilt, niello (17.190.965)
Pendant with Serpent Design, 13th–14th century, Mississippian peoples; Tennessee, Shell (1979.206.446)
Pendant, 11th century; Fatimid, Egypt, Gold, cloisonné enamel (30.95.37)
Pendant, 12th–14th century, Mexico; Mixtec, Greenstone (1978.412.117)
Pendant, 16th century, Probably Mexico, Crystal, enamel, gold, pearls, boxwood (17.190.886)
Pendant, 1891–1902, Marcus & Company (American), New York, Arizona turquoise, demantoid garnets, gold (2001.239)
Pendant, 4th–10th century, Colombia; Capulí, Hammered gold (1977.187.21)
Pendant, 4th–7th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Jade (jadeite) (1996.81)
Pendant, 5th century B.C., Italic, Amber (1992.11.22)
Pendant, ca. 1550–75, Flemish or German (Cologne?), Boxwood and various woods for marquetry, partly stained (17.190.310)
Pendant, ca. 1901, René-Jules Lalique (French), French (Paris), Gold, enamel, opal, pearl, diamonds (1991.164)
Rattle, whistle, and bells, 1755–68, Nicholas Roosevelt (American), Gold, coral (47.70)
Reliquary Cross with Saint George, 800–1200, Byzantine, Copper alloy (2000.526.2)
Reliquary Pendant, 1173–1177, English, Gold (63.160)
Seated goddess with a child, Hittite Empire, Old Hittite; 15th–13th century B.C., Anatolia, central region, Gold, (1989.281.12)
Staff: Saint Anthony (Toni Malau), 18th century, Angola/Democratic Republic of Congo; Kongo, Brass, wood (1999.295.2)
Stamp seal, 6th millennium B.C.; Halaf period, Syro/Cilicia, Steatite or chlorite (1986.311.1)
Stylized Figure Pendant, 5th–7th century, Panama; International Style, Gold (66.196.35)
Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking the Tree of Life, ca. 1000–1200, Kievan Rus'; Made in Kiev, found in 1842 in or near the Desiatynna (Dormition) Church, Kiev, Cloisonné enamel on gold (17.190.679)
Three Winged Pendants, 10th–16th century, Colombia; Tairona, Stone (1994.35.606,.609,.624)
Two bird ornaments, 1st–2nd century, Peru; Nazca, Gold (1979.206.511,.512)

Thematic Essays (14)