Pair of Earflares
- Culture
- Maya
- Period
- Late Classic period, 600–909
- Date
- c.600–900
- Material
- Jadeite
- Classification
- Costume & clothing, jewelry & personal accessories
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 237
- Dimensions
- 9/16 x 2 in. (1.4 x 5.1 cm)
diameter of inner circle: 1 in. (2.6 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Morton D. May
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 164:1979.1
Provenance
- 1969
James Economos, Lindenhurst, New York, USA
1969 - 1979
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from James Economos [1]
1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated December 1, 1969 from James Economos to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "203 Pair of scalloped jade earrings, Mayan from Yucatan"; sold as a pair with 164:1979.2 [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter dated July 5, 1979 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 10, 1979.
James Economos, Lindenhurst, New York, USA
1969 - 1979
Morton D. May (1914-1983), St. Louis, MO, purchased from James Economos [1]
1979 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]
Notes:
[1] An invoice dated December 1, 1969 from James Economos to Morton D. May documents this purchase, listed as "203 Pair of scalloped jade earrings, Mayan from Yucatan"; sold as a pair with 164:1979.2 [May Archives, Saint Louis Art Museum].
[2] A letter dated July 5, 1979 from Morton D. May to James N. Wood, director of the Saint Louis Art Museum, includes the offer of this object as part of a larger donation [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 10, 1979.
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