Celt Pendant

Celt Pendant

400 BCE–300 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
celt
Medium
Fashioned from albitite.
Accession Number
1994.672
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Celt Pendant. Greater Nicoya, Costa Rica, 400 BCE–300 CE. Greenstone. 5.625 x 2.25 x .375 in. Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1994.672. 

Dimensions
height: 5 5/8 in, 14.2875 cm; width: 2 1/4 in, 5.7150 cm; depth: 3/8 in, 0.9525 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

Unknown artist 
Celt Pendants 
Greater Nicoya, Costa Rica, 400 BCE–300 CE 
Costa Rica 
Greenstone 
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1994.671, 1994.672

Known Provenance
Collection of Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Englewood, CO, by 1985 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, December 1994 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1992
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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