COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0134-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0134
Title:
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Subject:
Jewelry--Central America
Subject:
Stone carving--Central America
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Central America
Subject:
Maya art--Central America
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject:
Mayas--Jewelry
Description:
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Materials:
Stone: mottled blue-green jade. Sawed, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 500 and 900
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Object Type:
Ear flare
Dimensions:
13/16 in high x 1 7/16 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Central America or 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:
Classic Maya
Period:
Late Classic