Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Pectoral
(Ancient Americas )
This gold pendant was probably made to look like works from Tomb 7 of the site of Monte Alban in Oaxaca, southern Mexico. A rich treasure trove was found there in 1932, including several golden ornaments showing Mexican deities of the Postclassic era (ca. 1250-1500 CE). While this pendant has some similarities to those ornaments, it is exected in a much rougher style, and the deity's headdress and pendant are atypical of gold works from that era, suggesting this was created in the twentieth century.
Provenance
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Acquired by John G. Bourne; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2000 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
[1] according to Bourne Foundation accounts
Exhibitions
| 2012-2013 | Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
Geographies
Mexico (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 13/16 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 11/16 in. (9.7 x 6.3 x 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John G. Bourne Foundation, 2013
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
2009.20.301