Recarved Pendant
1000–400 BCE
Culture
Olmec
Locale
Reportedly discovered in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Country
Mexico
Style/Tradition
Olmec
Object
pendant
Medium
Fractured jadeite
Accession Number
2017.301
Credit Line
Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer
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.
Dimensions
height: 1 7/8 in, 4.7625 cm; width: 6 1/8 in, 15.5575 cm; depth: 3/8 in, 0.9525 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
This object is currently on view
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.