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Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_bw.jpg)
Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_bw.jpg)
Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_bw.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_bw.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail04.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail04.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail05.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail05.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail06.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.237.1_2004_xrs_detail06.jpg)

Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_acetate_bw.jpg)

Tarascan. Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_acetate_bw.jpg)

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Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle

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CULTURE Tarascan
MEDIUM Copper
DATES 1200-1521
PERIOD Post Classic
DIMENSIONS 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER 59.237.1
CREDIT LINE By exchange
RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
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Tarascan. <em>Bell Pendant in the Form of a Turtle</em>, 1200-1521. Copper, 1 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (4.1 x 8.3 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 59.237.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.237.1_bw.jpg)

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