Finger ring (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1–950 (Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Roberto Ardón (Robert J. Ardon), Non-Indian, 1940-2010
label: Seller
content: Roberto Ardón (Robert J. Ardon), Non-Indian, 1940-2010
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been found in 1967; purchased by MAI in 1967 from Roberto Ardón (1940-2010, an art dealer in Los Angeles, California) using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Chalchuapa; Chalchuapa Municipality; Santa Ana Department, Western Zone; El Salvador
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/2083
label: Barcode
content: 242083.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Finger ring (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised