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This stone mosaic with turquoise encrustations is in the abstracted shape of a bird with outstretched wings.
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Title: Earring in the Shape of a Bird
Date: 950–1150 CE
Geography: United States, Arizona
Culture: Hohokam
Medium: Turquoise
Dimensions: H. 1 1/16 x W. 1 x D. 3/16 in. (2.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 cm)
Classification: Stone-Ornaments
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2018
Accession Number: 2018.687
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