Carved Mace Head
AD 1-500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
mace head
Accession Number
1994.884
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Carved Mace Head. AD 1-500. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.884.
Dimensions
height: 1 7/8 in, 4.7625 cm; width: 1 3/4 in, 4.4450 cm; depth: 6 3/8 in, 16.1925 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
Collection of Wolfgang Pogzeba [1936-1982], Denver, CO and Taos, NM; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO. by 1982 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1994
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
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