Snake pendant
date: label: Date created
content: 300 BC-AD 500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Enrique Vargas Alfaro (Enrique Vargas), Non-Indian, 1915-2008
label: Seller
content: Enrique Vargas Alfaro (Enrique Vargas), Non-Indian, 1915-2008
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Enrique Vargas Alfaro (1915-2008, a dealer in Latin American antiquities in San José, Costa Rica) in 1966 using funds donated by Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Nicoya; Nicoya Cantón; Guanacaste Province; Costa Rica
setName: label: See related items
content: Guanacaste-Nicoya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/7284
label: Barcode
content: 237284.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Snake pendant
label: Media/Materials
content: Jadeite
label: Techniques
content: Carved, polished, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 12 x 3 x 1 cm