Stylized Head

before 400 B.C.

Jadeite

7.4 × 7.6 × 5 cm (2 15/16 × 3 × 1 15/16 in.)

Gift of Luke William Finlay

1984.112

Geography:

Nicaragua

Status:

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Culture:

Nicaragua, Ometepe Island

Period:

Preclassic Period(?)

Classification:

Sculpture

Provenance:

Found on Ometepe Island (on Lake Nicaragua) in 1930 or 1931, TR note states it was found in 1932, but letter (in donor file) from donor says 1930 or 31.

Bibliography:

“Acquisitions 1984,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 39, no. 3 (Winter 1986): 82.

George A. Kubler, ed., Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 60, no. 84.

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