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Title
Copper nose ring.
Description
The lost wax technique was used to create this copper nose ring. The nose ring was fabricated in beeswax, embedded in a fine clay mold, heated to dry out the clay mold and melt the wax out. Molted metal is poured into the negative space mold to form the copper nose ring. The molten copper cools and solidifies. The hot mold/metal is placed into cool water to break the mold and free the copper nose ring.
Subject
[Nose rings--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Copper nose ring.
Description
The lost wax technique was used to create this copper nose ring. The nose ring was fabricated in beeswax, embedded in a fine clay mold, heated to dry out the clay mold and melt the wax out. Molted metal is poured into the negative space mold to form the copper nose ring. The molten copper cools and solidifies. The hot mold/metal is placed into cool water to break the mold and free the copper nose ring.
Subject
[Nose rings--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Copper nose ring.
Description
The lost wax technique was used to create this copper nose ring. The nose ring was fabricated in beeswax, embedded in a fine clay mold, heated to dry out the clay mold and melt the wax out. Molted metal is poured into the negative space mold to form the copper nose ring. The molten copper cools and solidifies. The hot mold/metal is placed into cool water to break the mold and free the copper nose ring.
Subject
[Nose rings--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Copper nose ring.
Description
The lost wax technique was used to create this copper nose ring. The nose ring was fabricated in beeswax, embedded in a fine clay mold, heated to dry out the clay mold and melt the wax out. Molted metal is poured into the negative space mold to form the copper nose ring. The molten copper cools and solidifies. The hot mold/metal is placed into cool water to break the mold and free the copper nose ring.
Subject
[Nose rings--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Copper nose ring.
Description
The lost wax technique was used to create this copper nose ring. The nose ring was fabricated in beeswax, embedded in a fine clay mold, heated to dry out the clay mold and melt the wax out. Molted metal is poured into the negative space mold to form the copper nose ring. The molten copper cools and solidifies. The hot mold/metal is placed into cool water to break the mold and free the copper nose ring.
Subject
[Nose rings--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Copper nose ring.
Description
The lost wax technique was used to create this copper nose ring. The nose ring was fabricated in beeswax, embedded in a fine clay mold, heated to dry out the clay mold and melt the wax out. Molted metal is poured into the negative space mold to form the copper nose ring. The molten copper cools and solidifies. The hot mold/metal is placed into cool water to break the mold and free the copper nose ring.
Subject
[Nose rings--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Mixtec ear spool or ring.
Description
The Mixtec culture excelled in the time consuming lapidary and metallurgy arts. The stone-work required chipping, drilling, sawing, abrading, and polishing. The goldsmithing involved melting, forging, burnishing, folding and cutting metal.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Mixtec ear spool or ring.
Description
The Mixtec culture excelled in the time consuming lapidary and metallurgy arts. The stone-work required chipping, drilling, sawing, abrading, and polishing. The goldsmithing involved melting, forging, burnishing, folding and cutting metal.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Mixtec ear spool or ring.
Description
The Mixtec culture excelled in the time consuming lapidary and metallurgy arts. The stone-work required chipping, drilling, sawing, abrading, and polishing. The goldsmithing involved melting, forging, burnishing, folding and cutting metal.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Mixtec ear spool or ring.
Description
The Mixtec culture excelled in the time consuming lapidary and metallurgy arts. The stone-work required chipping, drilling, sawing, abrading, and polishing. The goldsmithing involved melting, forging, burnishing, folding and cutting metal.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Mixtec ear spool or ring.
Description
The Mixtec culture excelled in the time consuming lapidary and metallurgy arts. The stone-work required chipping, drilling, sawing, abrading, and polishing. The goldsmithing involved melting, forging, burnishing, folding and cutting metal.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Mixtec ear spool or ring.
Description
The Mixtec culture excelled in the time consuming lapidary and metallurgy arts. The stone-work required chipping, drilling, sawing, abrading, and polishing. The goldsmithing involved melting, forging, burnishing, folding and cutting metal.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1250
Title
Stone: Ear Flares with Avian Design Centers
Description
The Mixtec of Oaxaca, known for their fine craftsmanship, excelled in all mediums. This pair of earflares are exceptional. The black volcanic obsidian, thin enough for light to pass through, surrounds an embossed avian on a golden disc
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 120
Title
Stone: Ear Flares with Avian Design Centers
Description
The Mixtec of Oaxaca, known for their fine craftsmanship, excelled in all mediums. This pair of earflares are exceptional. The black volcanic obsidian, thin enough for light to pass through, surrounds an embossed avian on a golden disc
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 120
Title
Stone: Ear Flares with Avian Design Centers
Description
The Mixtec of Oaxaca, known for their fine craftsmanship, excelled in all mediums. This pair of earflares are exceptional. The black volcanic obsidian, thin enough for light to pass through, surrounds an embossed avian on a golden disc
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 120
Title
Stone: Ear Flares with Avian Design Centers
Description
The Mixtec of Oaxaca, known for their fine craftsmanship, excelled in all mediums. This pair of earflares are exceptional. The black volcanic obsidian, thin enough for light to pass through, surrounds an embossed avian on a golden disc
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 120
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
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
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
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
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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