Copper bead in shape of a bird’s head

1300–1500

Copper/bronze alloy

1.98 × 1.94 × 5.45 cm (3/4 × 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.)

Gift of the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation

2016.61.5.5

Geography:

Mexico

Status:

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Culture:

Mexico, Tarascan

Period:

Late Postclassic Period

Classification:

Jewelry

Provenance:

Purchased from Arte Primitivo, March 2006,
Ex-Simon Collection

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).

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 such records is ongoing.