Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pectoral Ornament
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1983.190
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Aztec
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan, Mixtec or Aztec
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Title:
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Pectoral Ornament
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1200-1519
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Creation Start Date:
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1200
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Creation End Date:
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1519
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Materials and Techniques:
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gold, jadeite
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Classification Term:
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Jewelry
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Classification Term:
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Jewelry
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Creation Place:
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Guerrero
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Creation Place:
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Ichcatiopan
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Creation Place:
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Mexico
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 8cm x 7.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1983.190
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Credit Line:
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Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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(Andre Emmerich, NY); James and Florence Gruener, Cleveland, 1966
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Context:
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This extraordinary pendant consists of a conch shell section carved in jade, enclosed in a delicate gold frame with tiny dangling bells. This symbol was worn by the deity Quetzalcoatl (Feathered Serpent) a culture hero credited in one myth with creating human life by sprinkling his blood on ground bones. The pectoral may have been worn by a priest, or by a ceremonial impersonator of Quetzalcoatl.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1983.190.tif
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