Long-beaked Bird Pendant

AD 1-500

Culture

Central Region | Atlantic Watershed

Country

Costa Rica

Object

pendant

Medium

Fashioned from jadeite, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.

Accession Number

1994.795

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Long-beaked Bird Pendant. AD 1-500. Fashioned from jadeite, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.795.

Dimensions

height: 1 3/5 in, 4.0640 cm; width: 3/4 in, 1.9050 cm; width: 2 7/8 in, 7.3025 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, May 28, 1972 [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).