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