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Pendant with Incised Profile Head300–800 CE

Not on view
Mineral specimen: irregular slab of banded ivory and gray stone studded with scattered clusters of rounded, deep green nodules
Carved stone relief plaque in pale grey-white stone, depicting a profile face with incised features, inlaid with scattered polished green jade or malachite spheres of varying sizes against a black background.
Title
Pendant with Incised Profile Head
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made
300–800 CE
Medium
Shell with jadeite inlay
Dimensions
Height: 3 1/8 in. (7.94 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.324
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.