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Filename: 
MawM0114-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0114
Title: 
Maya jade and jadeite.
Subject: 
Beads--Guatemala
Subject: 
Decoration and ornament--Guatemala
Subject: 
Stone carving--Guatemala
Subject: 
Art--Guatemala
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
There are five different shapes of Maya stone beads. Four Jabed beads, 15 spherical, 7 large hole and 14 small hole, 3 large barrels, 10 small barrels, 11 discs & 2 other shapes. The range in size from 0.25 inches to 1.0 inches.
Materials: 
Stone: jade, drilled and polished.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Jewelry
Dimensions: 
Varies; 1/4 to 1 in diameter
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Guatemala
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: 
Maya
Period: 
Late Pre-Classic