Pendant in the Shape of an Acrobat Artist: Unknown

A.D. 250–600

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Jadeite

Dimensions

2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (7.3 × 4.45 × 0.95 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Peter David Joralemon, B.A. 1969, M.Phil. 1974

Accession Number

2018.12.12

Geography

Guatemala

Culture

Guatemala, Maya

Period

Early Classic

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
Acquired from Throckmorton Fine Art, NYC 10/17/14
Ex-collection, Sotheby's NYC 5/14/91, lot 78, Private Collector
Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC, October 9-1984-January 5, 1985, figure 206
Ptere G. Wray, Scottsdale, AZ (#1122-W), acquired on 1/17/78,
Cedric Marks, NYC active in the 1960s
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2018), 12
  • John Bigelow Taylor, Fine Pre-Columbian Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Wray, exh. cat. (New York: Harmer Rooke Galleries, October 4, 1984–January 5, 1985), 34, no. 206
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), pendants (jewelry)

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