Double-headed Figure Pectoral

Double-headed Figure Pectoral

AD 1-500
Culture
Uncertain:
Country
Costa Rica
Object
pectoral
Medium
Fashioned from jadeite, this pectoral was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
1994.964
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Double-headed Figure Pectoral. AD 1-500. Fashioned from jadeite, this pectoral was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques. . Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.964.
Dimensions
height: 1 in, 2.5400 cm; width: 4 1/2 in, 11.4300 cm; depth: 3/8 in, 0.9525 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1971 (No. 42).
  • J. L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, Fall 1971.
  • "Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica: From the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer." Clara A. Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, February (?)-March 4, 1977. (Traveled to: Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1977-May 30, 1978).

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