Earspools

Earspools

300 BCE–500 CE
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
ear spool
Medium
Jadeite
Accession Number
1994.677A-B
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Earspools, 300 BCE–500 CE. Jadeite. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1994.677A-B.

Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
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).

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