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Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
Title
Pair of Maya jade ear flares.
Description
These blue-green jade ear flared have been string cut, chipped, abraded, drilled, and polished to form a flower. The petals represent the four cardinal directions, while the ball an post stands for the verticality of up and down. The design represents the Maya "Quincunx" or the five directions of their world or universe.
Subject
[Jewelry--Central America, Stone carving--Central America, Decoration and ornament--Central America, Maya art--Central America, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mayas--Jewelry]
Date
between 500 and 900
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