Jewelry (Bird)
Physical Object
1986.008.0010
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)
circa 1600
A piece of gold jewelry, either a pendant or earring, in the form of a gold bird perched on a branch with an oval emerald inset in its breast. It is suspended from a dolphin-form loop, with the creature circularly swallowing its own tail. The bird has been alternately described as a falcon or parrot.