COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0088-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0088
Title:
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Subject:
Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Mexico
Subject:
Purépecha art--Mexico
Subject:
Mixtec art--Mexico
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico
Subject:
Turtles--Art
Subject:
Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Materials:
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1200
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Dimensions:
1 7/16 in high x 1 1/4 in wide x 3/8 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
West Mexico
Rights:
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).
Culture:
Aztec
Culture:
Mixtec
Culture:
Tarascan
Period:
Post Classic
