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Collections

Pendant of Old Creator Deity Emerging from Conch Shell600–900 CE

Not on view
Small carved jade plaque, celadon green with gray mottling, featuring a low-relief animal head in profile with curling mane and spiral eye
Title
Pendant of Old Creator Deity Emerging from Conch Shell
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Mexico or Guatemala
Date Made
600–900 CE
Medium
Jadeite with pigment
Dimensions
2 4/5 x 3 x 3/5 in. (7.112 x 7.62 x 1.524 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.484
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.