Carved Pendant

AD 1-500

Culture

Greater Nicoya

Country

Costa Rica

Object

pendant

Accession Number

1994.756

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Carved Pendant. AD 1-500. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.756.

Dimensions

height: 1 7/8 in, 4.7625 cm; width: 2 in, 5.0800 cm; depth: 1/8 in, 0.3175 cm

Department

Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas

Collection

Arts of the Ancient Americas

Known Provenance

Collection of Carlos S. Balser [1903-1995], San Jose, Costa Rica; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, March 1969 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1994 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992

Exhibition History

"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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