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Object Number
40-31-20/7817
Display Title
Jade figure (small)-with one hand on head, one across waist; right leg bent up
Descriptions
Object Description
Jade figure (small)-with one hand on head, one across waist; right leg bent up behind left; holes in sides of arms as though may have been a pendant
Inventory Description
Ground stone human effigy figure, jade
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Period II
- Olmec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Panama
/
Veraguas
Additional Geographic Terms
Cerro Manicelen; Zapatillo; Veraguas
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 3.1 x 1.2 cm (3 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-31-20/7817
Provenance
Collector
Juan Gratacos
(1939)
Donor
Karl P. Curtis
(1940)
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