Bone Carved with a Male Figure and an Inscription Artist: Unknown

Medium

Human bone

Dimensions

12 in. (30.5 cm) approximate

Credit Line

Purchased with a gift from Frederick R. Mayer, B.A. 1950, and the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund

Accession Number

1991.130.1

Geography
Period

Late Classic Period

Classification
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.

Provenance

Provenance

Collected in the 1950's by Charles Olsen; purchased by Hurst Gallery in 1982.
Bibliography
  • Michael D. Coe, The Maya, 6th ed. (New York: Thames and Hudson, 2002), fig. 64, 66
  • Adam Herring, "After Life: A Carved Maya Bone from Xcalumkin," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1995–96), 48–50, fig. 1a–b, 2
  • "Acquisitions 1991," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1992), 163
  • Herbert J. Spinden, A Study of Maya Art: Its Subject Matter and Historical Development (Cambridge, Mass.: Dover Publications, 1913), 56–58, 150–151
Object copyright
Additional information

Object/Work type

human figures (visual works), sculptures

Technical metadata and APIs

IIIF

Open in Mirador

View IIIF manifest

The International Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is an open standard for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. Visit iiif.io to learn more

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.