Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0134-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0134
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Title:
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Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
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Subject:
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Jewelry--Central America
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Subject:
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Stone carving--Central America
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Subject:
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Decoration and ornament--Central America
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Subject:
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Maya art--Central America
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Subject:
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Mayas--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Mayas--Jewelry
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Description:
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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.
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Materials:
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Stone: mottled blue-green jade. Sawed, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 500 and 900
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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 flare
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Dimensions:
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13/16 in high x 1 7/16 in diameter
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Central America or 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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Classic Maya
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Period:
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Late Classic
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