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MawM0093-000.jp2
Rock Crystal Labret
MawM0093
Title
Rock Crystal Labret
Description
Mixtec artisans were known to be exceptional craftsmen. This fact is reflected in this quartz labret. The stone had to be core flaked, pressure flaked, and abraded. All of these procedures require great skill, patience, care, and unbelievable amount of time.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1532
MawM0093-090.jp2
Rock Crystal Labret
MawM0093
Title
Rock Crystal Labret
Description
Mixtec artisans were known to be exceptional craftsmen. This fact is reflected in this quartz labret. The stone had to be core flaked, pressure flaked, and abraded. All of these procedures require great skill, patience, care, and unbelievable amount of time.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1532
MawM0093-180.jp2
Rock Crystal Labret
MawM0093
Title
Rock Crystal Labret
Description
Mixtec artisans were known to be exceptional craftsmen. This fact is reflected in this quartz labret. The stone had to be core flaked, pressure flaked, and abraded. All of these procedures require great skill, patience, care, and unbelievable amount of time.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1532
MawM0093-270.jp2
Rock Crystal Labret
MawM0093
Title
Rock Crystal Labret
Description
Mixtec artisans were known to be exceptional craftsmen. This fact is reflected in this quartz labret. The stone had to be core flaked, pressure flaked, and abraded. All of these procedures require great skill, patience, care, and unbelievable amount of time.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1532
MawM0093-top.jp2
Rock Crystal Labret
MawM0093
Title
Rock Crystal Labret
Description
Mixtec artisans were known to be exceptional craftsmen. This fact is reflected in this quartz labret. The stone had to be core flaked, pressure flaked, and abraded. All of these procedures require great skill, patience, care, and unbelievable amount of time.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1532
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