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Small pendant, roughly crescent shaped, one end cylindrical the other coming to a chisel point, hole drilled from side to side near cylindrical end; three incised lines on inward curing side of crescent, on cylindrical half, with possibly three small holes pecked to form features.
Ornamental Pendant
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ornamental Pendant

Artist Costa Rican Artist
Artist Honduran Artist
Date300-700
Place of originNicoya, Costa Rica, North and Central America
Place of originHonduras, North and Central America
MediumAlabaster (calcite)
Dimensions2 3/8 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. x 5/8 in. (6 x 190.5 x 1.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Irvin Ebaugh
Object numberS-74-29
Collections
Visual DescriptionSmall pendant, roughly crescent shaped, one end cylindrical the other coming to a chisel point, hole drilled from side to side near cylindrical end; three incised lines on inward curing side of crescent, on cylindrical half, with possibly three small holes pecked to form features.
Small thimble-like ceramic piece, possibly an animal head - flared base, rounded top, wide groove from top down one side, 2 large holes, one on either side of groove, with ridges around them (eyes), 2 small holes at top on sides of groove (nostrils) crescent incised line on opposite side (mouth).
Fragment
Costa Rican Artist
1-1000 ?
Small pendant in anthropomorphic form (bird) with a profile of a large head with jutting chin, drilled holes for eyes, crest on top of head. Arm depicted by two incised lines, single leg with foot depicted by short vertical lines.
Pendant of Bird-Man God
Costa Rican Artist
300 BCE-700 CE
Cylindrical ceramic tube with one end open, the other pinched shut to a flattened nipple with a small hole poked through - whistle mouthpiece extending from side towards pinched end, with finger ridge underneath - note hole underneath towards open end.
Two Note Whistle
Costa Rican Artist
1-200
Roughly shaped globular whistle with four holes poked in one side in a square pattern - one end pinched to nipple shaped mouth piece with sounding hole on opposite side as note holes.
Four Note Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Standing female figure in the form of an axe head. Feet form chisel end, with cut groove between, hands on abdomen, arms at side with drilled holes to separate arms from body. Square head, nose and brow form T shape, coffee-bean eyes and mouth, cheeks and breasts are slight swells from body plane.
Standing female figure
Chontal Maya Artist
300 - 700
Small jar with rounded bottom curving up into wall, rounding inward at 1/2 height, inward curve to outward flaring rim - two small nubbins, situated opposite each other just below rim, each with 3 small indented holes in a line with another indented hole on either side of nubbin. Buffware with red slip - three pairs, evenly spaced, of painted vertical bands radiating from center of bottom up to rim.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Period VI; Small jar with rounded bottom, raised base ring, bottom rounds up into wall, curves inward at 1/3 height, at 2/3 height a rounded ring curves up to small raised rim with slight inward slope - small handle - ring attached from upper ring to shoulder of wall. Brown ware with dark brown or black slip, 3 small pellets attached on upper ring, arranged with handle at quadrants pinched with extended point in middle with 2 holes poked on sides; perhaps to form a face.
Small Jar with Handle
Costa Rican Artist
1200-1550
Curridabot ware. Small jar with wide rounded base, rounding up into wall sloping inward after 1/2 height - rim raises up and flares out - two small nubbins below rim on opposite sides with holes poked through at wall - possibly to hang from. Brown ware with red slip.
Small Jar
Costa Rican Artist
c. 500-1000
Spherical mace head with cylindrical hole carved from top to bottom in center. Human face carved into one side with large beak like nose, jutting mouth, shallow depressions for eyes, large nubbins for ears, back carved with vertical grooves (possibly hair).
Human-head mace head
Costa Rican Artist
300-500
Tubular rattle with one tapered end, the other with a small fire hole and 3 nubbins around the edge - 2 more fire holes in line along length, at thirds, with 2 nubbins extending from side perpendicular to each hole (one set broken off). Brown ware with white slip.
Rattle
Costa Rican Artist
undated
Necklace consisting of numerous small flat stone disks with holes in center, interspersed with larger, thicker disks with rounded sides. Rectangular pendant with flattened sides, one carved into roughly anthropomorphic shape by crisscrossing lines to form head and arms at side.
Necklace with Axe-God Pendant
Chorotegan Artist
100-500
Stone bowl, flat bottom, circular, with walls sloping slightly outwards, effigy form of duck with crescent extension on rear rim for tail, raised panels shaped as wings wrap around upper side, head extending from front with rounded beak, drilled eye-holes, feather crest on head; carved lines delineating wings and tail, circling eyes, feather ridge, mouth opening.
Duck Effigy Bowl
Mississippian Artist
1000-1300

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