A fine Andean Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1500 CE Amulets - Power Mosaic glass objects were manufactured

Mosaic glass objects were manufactured using a laborious and time-consuming technique

Water vessels such as this example were used at Greek symposiums to water down wine as it was considered uncivilized to consume undiluted wine

Provenance: Shlomo Moussaieff collection

Condition:   Excellent surface patina with minor loss to the lower base corner

acquired in London before 1980

A fine Andean Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1500 CE Amulets - Power Mosaic glass objects were manufacturedCarved into the shape of a condor, facing skyward with stylized wings and tail. The Andean condor is a sacred bird and a significant part of Andean mythology and traditions, associated with the sun deity, power, health, and the upper world. The Incas believed the condor was a messenger to the gods and that it brought the sun into the sky each morning. They also considered the condor an immortal representation of the Jananpacha, which is the sky, upper