Pendant depicting an elite man with elaborate headdress
Dateca. 600 - 900
Maker
Maya
Label TextJade 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.
Object number82.166
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 CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
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.Credit LineGift of John H. Hauberg
Dimensions2 5/16 x 1 1/16 x 3/4 in. (5.91 x 2.7 x 1.91 cm)
MediumJade
Maya
ca. 600 - 900
Object number: 63.20
Nepalese
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 33.704
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