Amulet
NA5906
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America) | Gulf Coast
Curatorial Section: American
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Object Number
NA5906
Current Location
Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture
Olmec
Provenience
Mexico (Central America) | Gulf Coast
Culture Area
Central American
Date Made
1000-400 BCE
Section
American
Materials
Jadeite (uncertain)
Iconography
Seated Human
Description
Figure of a seated lord wearing the heavy belt associated with the Mesoamerican ballgame.
Height
6.35 cm
Width
3.4 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from Porforio Aguirre, 1917
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Dorling Kindersley Limited. History of the World in 1,000 Objects . London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2014. See: Page 55 Bottom row, left
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Danien, Elin C. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2002. See: p. 51, pl. 34
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Mason, John A. "The Valley of Mexico: American Collections: The Ancient Civilizations of Middle America ." The University Museum Bulletin 10, no. 1-2. (1943): 9-26. See: p. 16, fig. 10
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Mason, John A. "Native American Jades ." The Museum Journal 18, no. 1. (1927): 47-73. See: p. 54
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