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Collections

Bat Pectoral or Headband Ornament300–700 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Flat jade plaque carved in the form of a spread-winged creature, celadon green with russet-brown markings, incised linear decoration across both wings, small mask-like face at center
Title
Bat Pectoral or Headband Ornament
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Place Made
Costa Rica
Date Made
300–700 CE
Medium
Jadeite and albite
Dimensions
2 5/16 × 5 1/8 × 1/2 in. (5.87 × 13.02 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
M.2016.334.13
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas