Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Dr. Julius A. Skilton (Julius Augustus Skilton), Non-Indian, 1833-1897
- Frank A. Skilton (Frank Avery Skilton), Non-Indian, 1860-1931
- Seller
- Frank A. Skilton (Frank Avery Skilton), Non-Indian, 1860-1931
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Julius Augustus Skilton (1833-1897), a physician, war correspondent, Consul-General to Mexico under President Grant, and businessman who lived in Mexico from about 1867 to 1884; inherited by his son, Frank Avery Skilton (1860-1931); purchased by George Heye from Frank Skilton in 1915.
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- Date created
- AD 250–950 (Classic period)
- Catalog Number
- 4/6276
- Barcode
- 046276.001
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Pendant representing the Maize God
- Media/Materials
- Jade
- Techniques
- Carved, polished, drilled
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 cm
- Place
- Palenque; Palenque Municipality, Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico
- See related items
- Maya (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_49712
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba30dc84-aad3-49df-bcd9-55215fbfa033
