Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0231-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0231
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Title:
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Shell rings : larger.
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Subject:
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Rings--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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Mollusks such as the clam were a valuable source of food. This large arm band was formed from a large clam shell. The basic ring shape was created first and then refined or smoothed by abrasion.
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Materials:
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Shell: glyceria (glycerimus?).
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
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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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3/16 in wide x 2 9/16 in diameter
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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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