Earspool
300 BC-AD 500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
ear spool
Medium
Fashioned from jadeite, this earspool was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
1994.714
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Earspool. 300 BC-AD 500. Fashioned from jadeite, this earspool was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.714.
Dimensions
height: 1 1/4 in, 3.1750 cm; diameter: 1 1/2 in, 3.8100 cm
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 1969 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1994
[1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
