Image: Duckbill pendant (Snite)
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Description: A "black jade" duckbill pendant from Veracruz/Tabasco, Mexico, dated 1000 - 300 BCE, on display at the Snite Museum of Art. According to the accompanying placard, "Ducks were closely associated with water and fertility among the Olmec and some human figural sculptures depict rulers wearing duckbills." See also w:en:Tuxtla Statuette
Title: Duckbill pendant (Snite)
Credit: Own work
Author: Madman2001
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