Recarved Pendant

1000–400 BCE

Unknown Olmec artist, Mexico (reportedly discovered in Guanacaste, Costa Rica). Recarved Pendant,1000–400 BCE. Fractured jadeite, 1 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 3/8 inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 2017.301.

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Culture

Olmec

Locale

Reportedly discovered in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Country

Mexico

Style/Tradition

Olmec

Object

pendant

Medium

Fractured jadeite

Dimensions

height: 1 7/8 in, 4.7625 cm; width: 6 1/8 in, 15.5575 cm; depth: 3/8 in, 0.9525 cm

Credit Line

Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Department

Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas

Collection

Arts of the Ancient Americas

Accession Number

2017.301

Known Provenance

Loaned 29 June 1993 by Frederick and Jan Mayer of Denver, CO, to the Denver Art Museum; gifted 27 November 2017 by Frederick and Jan Mayer to the Denver Art Museum. Provenance research is on-going at the Denver Art Museum. Please e-mail provenance@denverartmuseum.org, if you have questions, or if you have additional information to share with us.

Exhibition History

"The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership," at The Art Museum, Princeton University, December 1995-February 1996 and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April-June 1996.
"Dragons, Between Science and Fiction", Musée de la Civilisation, Quebec City, QC, Canada, May 9, 2007-April 6, 2008 and The Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB, Canada, June 9-Septeber 14, 2008.
"Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea" Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, March 27, 2010-July 18, 2010.

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