Jaguar Mace Head

Jaguar Mace Head

AD 1-500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
mace head
Medium
Fashioned from quartzite.
Accession Number
1972.362
Credit Line
Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Jaguar Mace Head. AD 1-500. Fashioned from quartzite.. Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1972.362.
Dimensions
height: 2 in, 5.0800 cm; width: 2 1/8 in, 5.3975 cm; depth: 2 7/8 in, 7.3025 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • "Chalchihuitles: Pre-Columbian Jade and Other Sacred Stones," Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, August 15-October 11, 1987. Traveled to The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, November 9, 1987-January 15, 1988.

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