Jade head Carver: Unknown

A.D. 900

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Jade

Dimensions

3.7 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm (1 7/16 × 7/8 × 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Stephen Carlton Clark, B.A. 1903, Fund

Accession Number

1973.88.35x

Geography

Guatemala

Culture

Guatemala, Maya

Period

Terminal Classic Period

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography

  • George A. Kubler, ed., Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 124, 275, no. 268, fig. 124.
  • "Acquisitions, 1973," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 35, no. 1 (Summer 1974): 78.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), sculptures

Technical metadata and APIs

Linked Art

API response for this object

Linked Art is a Community working together to create a shared Model based on Linked Open Data to describe Art.