Figure part/fragment

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Date created: 2000–850 BC (Middle Formative period)

Culture/People: probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: Dr. Julius A. Skilton (Julius Augustus Skilton), Non-Indian, 1833-1897; Frank A. Skilton (Frank Avery Skilton), Non-Indian, 1860-1931
Seller: Frank A. Skilton (Frank Avery Skilton), Non-Indian, 1860-1931

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Julius Augustus Skilton (1833-1897), a physician, war correspondent, Consul-General to Mexico under President Grant, and businessman who lived in Mexico from about 1867 to 1884; inherited by his son, Frank Avery Skilton (1860-1931); purchased by George Heye from Frank Skilton in 1915.
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Place: Palenque; Palenque Municipality, Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

See related items: Olmec (archaeological culture); Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/6274
Barcode: 046274.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure part/fragment
Media/Materials: Jadeite
Techniques: Carved, polished, drilled
Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62a56228b-2698-4fdb-97f0-2738dbe3d810

Record ID: NMAI_50094