COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0351-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0351
Title:
Earplug or earspool.
Subject:
Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State)
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Non-elite people wore a variety of ear ornaments or ear flares. The surface of ceramic ear flares could be incised and pressed with intricate designs. This earspool was probably mass-produced in a mold and then pierced. This style is very similar to that of Teotihuacan.
Materials:
Ceramic: orange clay; pierced and impressed. Circular design: concentric circles.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 200 B.C. and 1 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Object Type:
Ear spool
Dimensions:
7/16 in high x 1 3/16 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
San Jeronimo, 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:
San Jeronimo
Period:
Late Preclassic
