Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0092-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0092
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Title:
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Stone: Ear Flares with Avian Design Centers
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Subject:
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Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
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Subject:
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Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
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Subject:
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Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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The Mixtec of Oaxaca, known for their fine craftsmanship, excelled in all mediums. This pair of earflares are exceptional. The black volcanic obsidian, thin enough for light to pass through, surrounds an embossed avian on a golden disc
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Materials:
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Stone: black obsidian -- octagon shape; core and pressure flaked; abraded, groun. Gold: embossed foil disc: one bird and fifteen leaves. Includes adhesive.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 800 and 120
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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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Ear flares
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Dimensions:
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5/8 in high x 1 3/8 in diameter
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Oaxaca, Central 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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Mixtec
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Period:
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Post Classic
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