Pendant in the Shape of a Fish

500–1 B.C.

Spondylus, mother-of-pearl, and greenstone

11.07 × 14.12 × 0.79 cm (4 3/8 × 5 9/16 × 5/16 in.)

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

2017.14.44

Geography:

Guatemala

or geography Mexico

Status:

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Culture:

Mexico or Guatemala, Maya or Izapa

Period:

Middle Formative to Late Formative Period

Classification:

Jewelry

Provenance:

Acquired from a Private Collector in the 1990s
Ex-Collection Samuel Dubiner, Toronto and Tel Aviv.

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).

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.