Human Head and Animal Effigy Beads

Provenance Credit

Provenance John G. Bourne, 1960s, by purchase [from a shop in San Cristobal, Mexico]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.

Credit Bequest of John G. Bourne, 2017

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Creator

Maya (Artist)

Period

AD 850-1521 (Postclassic)

Medium

earthenware
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

2009.20.251.1-7

Measurements

.1 H: 7/16 x W: 1/4 x D: 1/4 in. (1.1 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm); .2 H: 9/16 x W: 3/8 x D: 5/16 in. (1.5 x 1 x 0.8 cm); .3 H: 11/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 5/16 in. (1.7 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm); .4 H: 7/8 x W: 9/16 x D: 3/8 in. (2.3 x 1.5 x 1 cm); .5 H: 13/16 x W: 7/16 x D: 1/2 in. (2.1 x 1.1 x 1.2 cm); .6 H: 9/16 x W: 7/16 x D: 5/16 in. (1.5 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm); .7 H: 9/16 x W: 3/8 x D: 1/4 in. (1.5 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm)

Geographies

Mexico, San Cristobal de las Casas (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View