Breastplate

Breastplate

800–1522 CE
Culture
Greater Chiriqui
Country
Costa Rica, Panama
Style/Tradition
Diquís
Object
pendant
Accession Number
1996.92
Credit Line
Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Breastplate. Diquis region, Costa Rica or Panama, 800–1522 CE. Gold. .375 x 8.375 in. Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1996.92. 

Dimensions
depth: 3/8 in, 0.9525 cm; diameter: 8 3/8 in, 21.2725 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

Unknown artist 
Diquis region, Costa Rica or Panama 
Breastplate 
800–1522 CE
Gold 
Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1996.92 


 

Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA by 1979; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Englewood, CO, March, 12, 1979; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, September 1996 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1993
Exhibition History
  • “ReVision: Art in the Americas” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 7/17/2022
  • ReVision: Art in the Americas, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, 7/1/23 - 9/17/23

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