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Collections

Winged Headband Ornament900–400 BCE

On view:
Geffen Galleries
Small horizontal jade plaque with a human face carved in low relief, mottled sage green and tan stone with two suspension holes at upper corners

Unknown, Pendant, 1000–400 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Winged Headband Ornament
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Mexico
Date Made
900–400 BCE
Medium
Greenstone
Dimensions
2 x 3/4 in. (5.08 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1998.209.64
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Peterson, Jeanette Favrot. Sacred Gifts: Precolumbian Art and Creativity. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1994.