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Collections

Banded Tubular Bead300–900 CE

On view: David Geffen GalleriesStonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
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Title
Banded Tubular Bead
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, or Belize
Date Made
300–900 CE
Medium
Greenstone
Dimensions
Diameter: 4/5 in. (2.032 cm); 5 x 4/5 x 3/5 in. (12.7 x 2.032 x 1.524 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.358
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Curatorial Notes

Classic Maya art, such as ceramic figurines, painted scenes on pottery, and sculpted stone monuments, depict elite members of society wearing tubular greenstone beads in necklaces, arm and leg cuffs, and as part of ear ornament assemblages.

Alyce de Carteret

2024