Large Tubular Bead with Carved Decoration

Large Tubular Bead with Carved Decoration

AD 400-700
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Object
bead
Medium
Fashioned from albitic jadeite, this bead was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
2003.1363
Credit Line
Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Large Tubular Bead with Carved Decoration. AD 400-700. Fashioned from albitic jadeite, this bead was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, and polishing techniques.. Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 2003.1363.
Dimensions
height: 13 3/8 in, 33.9725 cm; diameter: 1 in, 2.5400 cm
Inscription
"J 2713" in ink on one end
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, October 26, 1977; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2003
Exhibition History
  • "Chalchihuitles: Pre-Columbian Jade and Other Sacred Stones." Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, August 15, 1987-October 11, 1987 (traveled to: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, November 9, 1987-January 15, 1988).
  • On loan to Yale University Art Museum late 1990s-2003.

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