Pendant with Human Face900–400 BCE

Not on view

Carved blue-green hardstone mask with a broad, helmet-shaped head and human facial features, including narrow slit eyes and a slightly open mouth, with mottled white and rust-colored mineral deposits across the surface

Unknown, Pendant with Human Face, 900–400 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Title: Pendant with Human Face
Culture: Olmec
Place Made: Mexico, Guerrero, Tabasco, or Veracruz
Date Made: 900–400 BCE
Medium: Jadeite
Dimensions: 2 × 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (5.08 × 3.18 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number: M.83.217.1
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.

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Pendant with Human Face900–400 BCE

Not on view

Unknown, Pendant with Human Face, 900–400 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Title: Pendant with Human Face
Culture: Olmec
Place Made: Mexico, Guerrero, Tabasco, or Veracruz
Date Made: 900–400 BCE
Medium: Jadeite
Dimensions: 2 × 1 1/4 × 5/8 in. (5.08 × 3.18 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number: M.83.217.1
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.