Colima Shell Amulet in the Form of a Bird - PF.0759,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 3.5" (8.9cm) high x 4.875" (12.4cm) wide,Catalogue: V2,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Shell. Arrayed in radiant tropical plumage, this crested bird is perhaps meant to be a woodpecker. In truth, he is a rare spieces found only in the jungle of the imagination.
Antiquities Ancient Central America & Mexico
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