Accession No
1926.627 B
Description
Jade bead, roughly triangular. One surface is flat; the other is raised, with a central ridge, giving the bead a triangular cross-section. On the raised surface a human face is carved, with crescents for eyes, an open mouth, and lines incised on either side of the face.
Place
Americas; Central America
Period
?Classic Maya
Source
Maudslay, Alfred Percival (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1926.627 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Jade; Greenstone
Local Term
Measurements
18mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Note on card in unknown handwriting says 'Probably Maya'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
Note on card in unknown handwriting says 'Probably Maya'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.627 A-C: 'Three more or less triangular bits of jade with crude representations of human faces.'
Event Date 1926
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.627 A-C: 'Three more or less triangular bits of jade with crude representations of human faces.'
Event Date 1926
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Jade bead, roughly triangular. One surface is flat; the other is raised, with a central ridge, giving the bead a triangular cross-section. On the raised surface a human face is carved, with crescents for eyes, an open mouth, and lines incised on either side of the face.
Event Date 8/7/2024
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Jade bead, roughly triangular. One surface is flat; the other is raised, with a central ridge, giving the bead a triangular cross-section. On the raised surface a human face is carved, with crescents for eyes, an open mouth, and lines incised on either side of the face.
Event Date 8/7/2024
Author: Esther Laver
FM:315746
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