Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0083-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0083
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Title:
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Copper labret.
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Subject:
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Labrets
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Subject:
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Jewelry--Mexico
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Subject:
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Decoration and ornament--Mexico
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
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Materials:
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Metal: copper; lost wax technique, oxidized verdigris pattern.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 900 and 1200
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Jewelry
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Object Type:
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Labret
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Dimensions:
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7/16 in high x 5/8 in wide x 1 1/8 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Mexico
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Rights:
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Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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Culture:
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Aztec
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Culture:
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Mixtec
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Culture:
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Tarascan
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Period:
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Post Classic
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