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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Christine Fulwile.
Jade Object
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Christine Fulwile.
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Jade Object

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureMixtec
Dateca. A.D. 700-1400
MediumGreenstone, possibly jadeite
Dimensions2 1/2 × 3/4 × 7/8 in. (6.4 × 1.9 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Christine Fulwile
Object number70.2.3.e
Geography
Place madeOaxaca, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionCrouching greenstone figurine, hands folded over abdomen. Tan dirt accreted in incisions. Banded headpieces, bean eyes, large nose, fingers, and toes.Label TextCarved greenstone figures or "penates" are found all over the Oaxaca and Guerrero regions from the post-classic period. Usually they are associated with Mixtec culture. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)Provenancewith Christine Fulwile (1917-1983), Loredo, TX, by 1969; by gift to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
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San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Christine Fulwile.
Jade Object
Unknown
Culture: Mixtec
ca. A.D. 700-1400
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Christine Fulwile.
Jade Object
Unknown
Culture: Mixtec
ca. A.D. 700-1400
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Robert K. Winn Collection.
Jade Object
Unknown
Culture: Mixtec
ca. A.D. 700-1400
San Antonio Museum of Art, given in memory of Minna Edwards Cook.
Jade Object
Unknown
Culture: Mixtec
ca. A.D. 700-1400
Image Not Available for Female Figure with Necklace
Female Figure with Necklace
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 300-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Female Figure with Necklace
Female Figure with Necklace
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 300-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Standing Human Figure
Standing Human Figure
Unknown
Culture: Chupicuaro
ca. 500-100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Figure with Elongated Head
Figure with Elongated Head
Unknown
Culture: Colima
ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 250
Image Not Available for Female with Abdominal Incision
Female with Abdominal Incision
Unknown
Culture: Mezcala
ca. 100 B.C.
Image Not Available for Female with Abdominal Incision
Female with Abdominal Incision
Unknown
ca. 100 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of The D. Joseph Judge, MD Collection.
Ceremonial Figure
Unknown
Culture: Teotihuacan
ca. A.D. 800
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Margaret Ray Fink in honor of her parents, Alvin and Mary Ra…
Jadeite Necklace
A.D. 800-1500

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