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Zoomorphic (?) bead

200 B.C.–1520 A.D.
Object PlaceCosta Rica
Medium/TechniqueJadatite, andesite, chalcedony, or other
DimensionsOverall: 1.4 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm (9/16 × 5/16 × 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Leslie S. Feron Trust
Accession number2017.4308
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBetween 1934 and 1945, acquired in Costa Rica by Louis Féron (b. 1901 – d. 1998), Costa Rica and New York; 1998, by inheritance to his widow, Leslie Snow Féron (b. 1926 – d. 2017), New Hampshire; 2017, bequest of Leslie Snow Féron to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)
200 B.C.–800 A.D.
200 B.C.–700 A.D.
200 B.C.–800 A.D.
200 B.C.–800 A.D.
200 B.C.–300 A.D.
200 B.C.–1520 A.D.
200 B.C.–700 A.D.
200 B.C.–700 A.D.
Sardine Tin Can Brooch
Robert W. Ebendorf
2001