COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0066-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0066
Title:
Earspool : bobbin style.
Subject:
Jewelry--Mexico--Hidalgo (State)
Subject:
Stone carving--Mexico--Hidalgo (State)
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Hidalgo (State)
Subject:
Mixtec art--Mexico--Hidalgo (State)
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico--Hidalgo (State)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Green obsidian is formed only in one place in Mesoamerica. It was controlled by Teotihuacanos and the Aztecas. However, the Tarascan culture in Michoacan excelled in producing very thin, transparent earspools in the bobbin style.
Materials:
Stone: green obsidian; core flaked, pressure flaked, drilled, abraded, & polished.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 250 and 1521
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Object Type:
Ear spool
Dimensions:
1/6 in high x 15/16 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Hidalgo, Mexico
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatem… | 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:
Mixtec or Aztec
Period:
Classic to Late Classic
