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Collections

Ridged Tubular Bead300–900 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Carved stone cylindrical rod in pale celadon and gray with dark veining, featuring two sets of horizontal ridges near the upper and lower ends
Title
Ridged Tubular Bead
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, or Honduras
Date Made
300–900 CE
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
4/5 x 7 2/5 x 1 in. (2.032 x 18.796 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.367
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