Table 1 Description of sixty-seven greenstone objects studied from the collections at the Dallas Museum of Art
From: Complementary scientific techniques for the study of Mesoamerican greenstone objects
Accession # | Object name | Culture | Time period | HHXRF | Raman | SEM/EDS | XRD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976.W.248 | Pair of ear rods | Cocle | 700–1100 CE | Om-Jd | |||
1973.54 | Face effigy | Colima | 100 BCE-250 CE | Jd-Om | |||
2000.238.FA | Crouching male figure | Colima | 300 BCE-150 CE | Inc | |||
1973.55 | Hunched seated figure | Colima | 100 BCE-200 CE | Om-Jd | |||
1973.57 | Mask with coffee bean shaped eyes | Colima | 100 BCE-250 CE | Jd-Om | |||
1971.42 | Pendant: anthropomorphic celt | Greater Nicoya | 1–500 CE | Inc | |||
1973.23 | Mask | Guerrero | 1200–400 BC | Jd-Om | |||
2000.236.FA | Monkey | Guerrero | 500 BCE-150 CE | Serp | |||
1973.34 | Jade Pendant Depicting a Man’s Head | Maya | 550–250 CE | Jd | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1973.37 | Pendant depicting head of ruler | Maya | 550–800 CE | Jd | ✓ | ✓ | |
2008.82.4 | Bead depicting jaguar head | Maya | 600–900 CE | Jd | ✓ | ||
2008.79 | Plaque fragment with a human head in profile | Maya | 600–900 CE | Om-Jd | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1973.41 | Pendant depicting an enthroned lord | Maya | 600–900 CE | Jd | |||
2008.78 | Bead: figure of acrobat or bound prisoner | Maya | 600–900 CE | Jd-Om | |||
1973.42 | Jade pendant: contortionist | Maya | 250–550 CE | Jd | |||
2008.81.2 | Spherical bead with circles | Maya | 600–900 CE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.76 | Pendant: Macaw head profile | Maya | 600–900 CE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.9 | Spherical bead with four glyphs | Maya | 200–800 CE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.82.1 | Frontal face pendant | Maya | 600–900 CE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.16 | Earflare with incised image of principal bird deity | Maya | 250–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1983.W.2 | Royal belt ornament | Maya | 500–700 CE | Jd-Om | |||
1973.36 | Pendant: head of ruler | Maya | 550–800 CE | Jd | |||
1968.5 | Pectoral: supplicant figure | Maya | 650–900 CE | Jd-Om | |||
1973.77 | Seated figurine | Mezcala | 300 BCE–500 CE | Serp | |||
1967.11 | Standing figurine | Mezcala | 500 BC-AD 900 | Serp | |||
1973.44 | Seated figure with crossed arms | Mixtec | 1100–1500 CE | Serp | |||
1991.355 | Celt | Olmec | 1000–300 BCE | Serp | ✓ | ||
2000.230.FA | Spoon pendant | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | ✓ | ||
2000.232FA | Cylindrical bead depicting a serpent | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
1969.18 | Handle for Awl | Olmec | 800–400 BCE | Jd-Om | ✓ | ||
2000.233FA | Pendant depicting a coiled serpent | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.86 | Bead: monkey profile | Olmec | 500–200 BCE | Om-Jd | |||
1973.75 | Pendant: depicting a crocodile | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1973.2 | Mythological animal | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1968.3 | Concave pectoral | Olmec | 1200–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.81.1 | Duck head pendant | Olmec | 400–200 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1968.16.FA | Hummingbird pendant | Olmec | 800–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1969.5 | Pendant: bearded man | Olmec | 1200–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1968.17.FA | Miniature mask | Olmec | 800–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
2008.89 | Head-form pendant | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Inc | |||
1969.11 | Anthropomorphic plaque, possibly the fire serpent | Olmec | 800–400 BCE | Serp | |||
1973.27 | Standing figure with were-jaguar face | Olmec | 1200–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1973.29 | Spirit axe | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Serp | |||
1971.41 | Celt | Olmec | 900–300 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1968.32 | Celt with incised plant motif | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Serp | |||
1973.25 | Standing figure | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Serp | |||
1970.18 | Celt with incised masked figure | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1968.2 | Kneeling male figure | Olmec | 800–400 BCE | Serp | |||
1973.17 | Mask | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1983.5 | Seated ruler in ritual pose | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Serp | |||
1973.18 | Pendant: Spoon with incised motif in bowl | Olmec | 900–500 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1973.21 | Pendant: reclining figure | Olmec | 1200–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1969.3 | Earflare | Olmec | 1200–400 BCE | Jd-Om | |||
1971.73 | Earspool | Olmec | 1200–400 BCE | Serp | |||
2008.74 | Bead depicting human head | Olmec Style | 900–500 BC | X | ✓ | ||
1973.26 | Standing figure | Teotihuacan | 200 BCE-100 CE | Serp | |||
1973.48 | Standing figure | Teotihuacan | 100–250 CE | Om-Jd | |||
1973.5 | Face panel | Teotihuacan | 250–650 CE | Om-Jd | |||
1969.4 | Double figure | Unknown | 600–300 BCE | Serp | |||
1969.23 | Figure | Unknown | 600–300 BCE | Jd-Om | ✓ | ✓ | |
2000.241FA | Profile bird head figure | Unknown | 1–500 CE | Jd | |||
2000.240FA | Bird-celt pendant | Unknown | 1–500 CE | Inc | |||
1973.46 | Pendant: ruler with jaguar headdress | Unknown | 550–800 CE | Inc | |||
1977.2 | Celt | Unknown | 1000–1500 CE | Jd | |||
2004.53 | Profile figure holding staff with bird | Unknown | 300–700 CE | Jadeite | |||
2000.234.FA | Standing figure | Unknown | 500 BCE-150 CE | Serp | |||
2000.235 | Standing stone figure | Unknown | 500 BCE–150 CE | Om-Jd | |||
1977.3 | Tubular bead | Unknown | 1000–1500 CE | Om |