Pendant depicting an elite man with elaborate headdress

ca. 600 - 900

Jade was perhaps the most prized material among the Olmec and Maya, its rich green coloring associated with life-giving water and with deities like Chak—the Maya god of rain and storms.

Jade

2 5/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/4 in. (5.91 x 2.7 x 1.91 cm)

Gift of John H. Hauberg

82.166

Provenance: [André Emmerich Gallery, New York], by 1970; purchased from gallery by John H. Hauberg (1916-2002), Seattle, Washington, 1970; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1982

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Art of the Ancient Americas, July 10, 1999 - May 11, 2003.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Cosmic Beings in Mesoamerican and Andean Art, Nov. 10, 2018 - ongoing.

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