Jade Pendant
Date550-950 AD
MediumJade
DimensionsLength: 2 3/8 inches (6 cm)
CultureMaya (Guatemala)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of William W. Brill
Terms
- Guatemala
- Sculpture
- Jade
- Animals
- Birds
- Skulls
- Maya
Object number81.024.028
Label CopyThis green jade pendant is carved with a skull on one side and a bird's head on the other. Green stones were highly valued by the people of Mesoamerica and South America, so this pendant would have been a prized ornament, perhaps worn as a status symbol.
Collections
ca. 100-700 AD
AD 100-700
ca. 1400 BC
ca. 100-600 AD
ca. 100-750
ca. 1300-1470