LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: jade

Deity Figure Date: 3rd–6th century Geography: Honduras, Mesoamerica, Copan, Santa Rita region Culture: Honduras; Maya Medium: Jade (pyroxene jadeite) Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 x W. 2 1/2 x D. 15/16 in. (10.8 x 6.4 x 2.3 cm) Classification: Stone-Sculpture Credit Line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 Accession Number: 1979.206.1069 Description: A number of small greenstone or jade figures associated with the Maya site of Copán in the Copán valley of western Honduras depict a low-relief figure with hands held to the chest in a distinctive manner, as seen here. The thumbs are visible on top of closed fists, a position that has been called "crab-clawed" and thought to indicate high or sacred status in the ancient city. A similar crab-clawed jade figure was excavated at Copán, where it was one item of a cache deposit that included flints chipped into extraordinary shapes, a brilliant orange spiny-oyster shell, and the sharp-edged spines of stingrays, all elements associated with warriors. This seated, cross-legged figure is reputed to come from the vicinity of Copán itself. Although of appropriate size for wearing about the neck, it is not perforated for suspension. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/5000...

Pendant with Seated Lord Date: 7th–8th century Geography: Guatemala or Mexico, Mesoamerica Culture: Maya Medium: Jadeite Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 x W. 1 7/8 x D. 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 4.8 x 1 cm) Classification: Stone-Ornament Credit Line: Gift of Ina L. Schnell, in memory of Eugene A. Schnell, 2005 Accession Number: 2005.444.1 Provenance: Eugene A. and Ina L. Schnell, Longboat Key, FL, until 1999; Ina L. Schnell, Longboat Key, FL, 1999– 2005 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/5001...

Ritual Object (Bi) Neolithic period, ca. late 3rd-2nd millennium BC Jade (nephrite) Accession # 13.40.4 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.