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Brooch
Brooch
Brooch

Brooch

Dateca. 1955
Mediumsilver, white shell, spiny oyster, jet, turquoise
Dimensions3 7/8 × 3 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (9.8 × 9.2 × 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. D. T. Beals
Object numberPC1969.9.15
DescriptionA round silver brooch, mounted with a border of eyelets and two rows of balls under a V-shaped, scrolled silver bar. The central design is a mosaic inlay of shell, jet, and turquoise arranged to create a simplified face with rectangular eyes and a square mouth.
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