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    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Head of human with bird headdress

    Carver: Unknown
    Date: 
    1200–1521
    Medium: 

    Dark green jade

    Accession Number: 
    1958.14.61c
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Maya
    Period: 
    Late Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Ear ornament

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    250 B.C.–A.D. 300
    Medium: 

    Bone

    Accession Number: 
    1959.55.5
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Maya or Valley of Mexico
    Period: 
    Late Formative Period to Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Jade pendant

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 250–1000
    Medium: 

    Polished green jade with yellowish/brown inclusions.

    Accession Number: 
    2014.7.1
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Jade Pendant

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 250–1000
    Medium: 

    Jade

    Accession Number: 
    2014.7.2
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Carved Pendant

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 300–900
    Medium: 

    Apple green jade with reddish pigments

    Accession Number: 
    2014.7.3
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Pendant in the Shape of a Fish

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    500–1 B.C.
    Medium: 

    Spondylus, mother-of-pearl, and greenstone

    Accession Number: 
    2017.14.44
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya or Izapa
    Period: 
    Middle Formative to Late Formative Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Carved bone

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 300–900
    Medium: 

    Bone with cinnabar

    Accession Number: 
    2018.45.125
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Carved Tooth

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    100 B.C.–A.D. 600
    Medium: 

    Tooth

    Accession Number: 
    2018.45.126
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    Not on view
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Celt Pendant

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    n.d.
    Medium: 

    Jadeite

    Accession Number: 
    ILE2014.8.120
    Culture: 
    Olmec or Maya
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Ear Ornament

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 50–600
    Medium: 

    Carved and incised conch shell with cinnabar

    Accession Number: 
    1991.45.1
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, El Petén, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view

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