Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0088-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0088
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Title:
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Copper turtle bell pendant.
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Subject:
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Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico
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Subject:
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Decoration and ornament--Mexico
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Subject:
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Purépecha art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Mixtec art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Aztec art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Turtles--Art
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Subject:
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Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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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.
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Materials:
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Metal: lost wax technique; copper; 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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Dimensions:
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1 7/16 in high x 1 1/4 in wide x 3/8 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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West 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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