Bead

66-35-4.3

From: Mexico (Central America) | Cozumel

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 66-35-4.3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Maya
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Cozumel
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

1 of 10 Total Objects: 8 jade or jadite and 1 crystal beads; 1 jade or jadite pendant. Spherical clear crystal. Drilled from both sides. I can see double cone meeting in center through bead. Two small spherical jade (?) beads. Holes straight through both.

3 cylindrical jade beads. One light green in color; the other green, some shiny impurities like mica (?) on surface; third, dark green, with white impurities. Last drilled from both sides. Other two drilled straight through.

Rectanguloid in outline. Pale green, possibly jade. Drilled from both sides. L shaped pendant of jade (?) sm hole through top.

Almost spherical jade (?) bead. Bright green in color. Hole off center. Drilled from both sides.

Almost round, flat jade bead. Hole off center and drilled straight through.

Credit Line Gift of Horace W. Porter, 1966

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