Necklace of Jade Beads

Necklace of Jade Beads

300 BC-AD 500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
necklace
Accession Number
1995.727
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Necklace of Jade Beads. 300 BC-AD 500. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.727.
Dimensions
height: 13 1/4 in, 33.6550 cm; diameter: 7/8 in, 2.2225 cm
Inscription
"6103" on large light green bead second from knot
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, 1969; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995

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