Frog Pendant

AD 800-1522

Culture

Greater Chiriqui

Country

Costa Rica

Style/Tradition

Diquís

Object

pendant

Accession Number

1996.93

Credit Line

Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Frog Pendant. AD 800-1522. Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1996.93.

Dimensions

length: 2 3/4 in, 6.9850 cm; width: 1 7/8 in, 4.7625 cm; depth: 1 1/4 in, 3.1750 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 26, 1977 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1996 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1993

Exhibition History

"New Worlds of the Rich Coast: Ancient Costa Rican Jade and Gold from the Collection of Jan and Frederick Mayer." Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, April-May, 1990.

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