Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0187-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0187
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Title:
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Nosering or earring.
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Subject:
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Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Nose rings--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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Black obsidian has been core flaked and refined by pressure flaking. The object has been flattened by abrasion to make this object require time, skill and craftsmanship. Ceramic sculptures from West Mexico show individuals wearing multiple earrings and nose rings.
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Materials:
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Stone: black obsidian; core flaked; pressure flaked and abraded.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 300 BC and 300
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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 1/8 in high x 7/8 in wide x 1/8 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Colima, 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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Shaft Tomb
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Period:
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Protoclassic
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