Profile Figural Pendant
AD 1-500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Locale
Reportedly from Bagaces, Guanacaste
Country
Costa Rica
Object
pendant
Medium
Fashioned from an unidentified greenstone, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, carving and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
1994.784
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Profile Figural Pendant. AD 1-500. Fashioned from an unidentified greenstone, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, carving and polishing techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.784.
Dimensions
height: 2.875 in, 7.3025 cm; width: 1/4 in, 0.6350 cm; depth: 1 in, 2.5400 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
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