GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This carved obsidian cylindrical bead with swirl patterns would have originally been part of a necklace, strung by the holes at the sides of the bead. Decorative ornaments were part of the larger elaborate costume accoutrements for nobility—often worn on the face, forehead, and chest—and projected both elite status and supernatural power. Objects such as these often accompanied the king and other nobility on the journey through death to the otherworld.
Elaine Higgins Smith, Digital Collections Content Coordinator, 2016.
Drawn from
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1968.20], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Getty Vocabulary, AAT (pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002).
NOTES
- Mixtec, Late Postclassic period, 1300–1500, updated by KJones in TMS on 06/18/14.
- Part of same accession (2008.74-90); share 1 object file (2 folders); 2008.82.3 has individual TMS object record.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Mixtec: AAT: 300017180
obsidian (volcanic glass / pyroclastic rock): AAT: 300011254
carving: AAT: 300053149
incising: AAT: 300053847
polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867
drillwork (sculpture technique): AAT: 300186211
Historical periods
Postclassic (Mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016987
Late Postclassic: AAT: 300134119
Individuals
Subject terms
worn costume accessories: AAT: 300209274
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
beads (pierced objects): AAT: 300234006
black (color): AAT: 300130920
cylindrical (geometric shape): AAT: 300378890
cylinders (geometric figures): AAT: 300163037
underworld (doctrinal concept): AAT: 300343823
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PROVENANCE
Until d. 2007: Jerry L. Abramson (d. 2007), Dallas [1], [2], [3]
From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art, given in memory of Jerry L. Abramson by his estate [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is letter from Bonnie Pitman, Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, to Thomas E. Rosen, Executor, estate of Jerry L. Abramson (dated December 22, 2008, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is receipt and release form signed by Bonnie Pitman, Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, and Thomas E. Rosen, Executor, estate of Jerry L. Abramson (dated January 30, 2009, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from estate of Jerry L. Abramson (dated January 30, 2009, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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General Description
This carved obsidian cylindrical bead with swirl patterns would have originally been part of a necklace, strung by the holes at the sides of the bead. Decorative ornaments were part of the larger elaborate costume accoutrements for nobility—often worn on the face, forehead, and chest—and projected both elite status and supernatural power. Objects such as these often accompanied the king and other nobility on the journey through death to the otherworld.
Elaine Higgins Smith, Digital Collections Content Coordinator, 2016.
Drawn from
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1968.20], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Getty Vocabulary, AAT (pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002).
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
- Mixtec, Late Postclassic period, 1300–1500, updated by KJones in TMS on 06/18/14.
- Part of same accession (2008.74-90); share 1 object file (2 folders); 2008.82.3 has individual TMS object record.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Mixtec: AAT: 300017180
obsidian (volcanic glass / pyroclastic rock): AAT: 300011254
carving: AAT: 300053149
incising: AAT: 300053847
polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867
drillwork (sculpture technique): AAT: 300186211
Historical periods
Postclassic (Mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016987
Late Postclassic: AAT: 300134119
Individuals
Subject terms
worn costume accessories: AAT: 300209274
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
beads (pierced objects): AAT: 300234006
black (color): AAT: 300130920
cylindrical (geometric shape): AAT: 300378890
cylinders (geometric figures): AAT: 300163037
underworld (doctrinal concept): AAT: 300343823
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until d. 2007: Jerry L. Abramson (d. 2007), Dallas [1], [2], [3]
From 2008: Dallas Museum of Art, given in memory of Jerry L. Abramson by his estate [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is letter from Bonnie Pitman, Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, to Thomas E. Rosen, Executor, estate of Jerry L. Abramson (dated December 22, 2008, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is receipt and release form signed by Bonnie Pitman, Director of the Dallas Museum of Art, and Thomas E. Rosen, Executor, estate of Jerry L. Abramson (dated January 30, 2009, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from estate of Jerry L. Abramson (dated January 30, 2009, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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