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    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 an Acrobat

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 250–600
    Medium: 

    Jadeite

    Accession Number: 
    2018.12.12
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Pyriform Vase

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 900–1200
    Medium: 

    Incised ceramic with pigment, Tohil Plumbate

    Accession Number: 
    1958.86.2
    Culture: 
    Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Postclassic Period
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Shell fragment with Mayan glyphs

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Shell

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.34a
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya, Chiapas or El Peten
    Period: 
    Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Inscriptions
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Standing Figurine

    Maker: Unknown
    Date: 
    ca. A.D. 500
    Medium: 

    Micaceous stone; Greenish stone with bits of mica

    Accession Number: 
    1958.86.20
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Jade head

    Carver: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 900
    Medium: 

    Jade

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.35x
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Terminal Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Face Pendant

    Carver: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 400–700
    Medium: 

    Jade

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.35bb
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Early Classic to Late Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Head Fragment

    Carver: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 200–900
    Medium: 

    Light green Jade

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.35gg
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Ornament in the Shape of a Head

    Carver: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 200–900
    Medium: 

    Light green Jade

    Accession Number: 
    1973.88.35dd
    Culture: 
    Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Classic Period
    Classification: 
    Sculpture
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
    Collection Objects
    Art of the Ancient Americas

    Codex-Style Cylinder Vase

    Artist: Unknown
    Date: 
    A.D. 600–900
    Medium: 

    Ceramic with pigment

    Accession Number: 
    2018.173.17
    Culture: 
    Mexico or Guatemala, Maya
    Period: 
    Late Classic
    Classification: 
    Containers - Ceramics
    Status: 
    By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

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