Ancestral Puebloan Pot Shard Pendant

Pale slab with dark triangles, framed like it was always meant to be.

This pot shard pendant in pottery, pigment and sterling silver is Ancestral Puebloan, from N America, and is ca. 1000. Sterling silver is an alloy of 92.5 percent silver, and silversmithing became a notable craft in the Southwest in more recent centuries. An irregular, tilted shape set in a thin bright metal border, with a bail on top. The surface is a soft gray with dark sawtooth triangles stepping down the face and some light scratches. The frame follows the outline closely. It is 1.5 inches long, 0.25 deep and 3 high.

Rough slab with a neatly tailored jacket.