A fine Andean Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1500 CE Amulets - Power His right hand is extended

His right hand is extended toward the offerings

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

titled Lander River

Catalogue of the bronzes in the British Museum: Greek

acquired in London before 1980

A fine Andean Bird Pendant, ca. 500 - 1500 CE Amulets - Power His right hand is extendedCarved 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