Colima greenstone effigy pendant of a coatimundi, Late Preclassic/Protoclassic, ca. 300 B.C.-A.D. 300

outstretched with both forelegs grasping the top of its snout, with finely carved paws, small circular eyes and perked ears, the rear legs folded beneath and thick tail upswept; drilled through the forelegs for suspension.

Ley family collection, Texas and California, acquired before 1950's 

Excellent, no breaks or repairs, good carving.
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For a nearly identical coatimundi pendant in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection, see Townsend (1998:44, fig. 14).