Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 28271
Cabezas ceremoniales de mosaicos de jadeíta de Tak'alikAb'aj, Guatemala
Ceremonial heads of jadeite mosaics from Tak’alik Ab’aj, Guatemala
Journal Article
Schieber de Lavarreda, C.I.G. (2015) Cabezas ceremoniales de mosaicos de jadeíta de Tak'alikAb'aj, Guatemala. [Ceremonial heads of jadeite mosaics from Tak’alik Ab’aj, Guatemala] Arqueología Mexicana, Vol. 23, No. 133, May–June, pp. 62–67.
Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in Spanish | RWHL*
gems, jade, jadeite, fei cui, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mayans, Olmecs, Aztecs, archaeology
The extraordinary collection of lapidary art from the ancient and long-lived city of Tak’alik Ab’aj, located on the south-western bocacosta of Guatemala, masterfully reflects the great achievements attained by one of the most important centres of commercial and cultural exchange of the Preclassic period south of the Maya area.