Unknown Central and South American
Pendant in the form of a Mask

Pendant in the form of a Mask

Public Domain

Pendant in the form of a Mask
Artist
CultureOlmec
Titles
  • Pendant in the form of a Mask
Date1500–300 BC
PlaceMexico
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1056
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Canada; [Arte Primitivo, Fine Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction, November 9, 2005 (Auction #33), lot 13]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 9, 2005–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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Funerary Mask
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
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Ensemble
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Ensemble
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Silk chiffon, tulle, synthetic embroidery thread, and metal zipper
2000.499.A,.B
front of object
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Hollow Human Figure
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Gold
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Image Not Available for Figure
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Figure
900–200 BC
Serpentine
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Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
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Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
900–200 BC
Bone
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Mouse Vessel
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Mouse Vessel
400–301 BC
Terracotta
2010.1848
Incensario Stand
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Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
Unknown Central and South American
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
900–200 BC
Bone with shell and stone inlays
2010.896.1,.2
Votive Figural Sculpture, or "Axe"
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Votive Figural Sculpture, or "Axe"
c. 1000–500 BC
Greenstone
2023.232
Running Warriors with Trophy Head
Unknown Central and South American
Running Warriors with Trophy Head
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, silver, purple mussel, resin, cotton cord
2010.986
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Anthropomorphic Pendant
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.1012