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Earplug or earspool.
MawM0351
 
Title
Earplug or earspool.
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.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 200 B.C. and 1 B.C.
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Anthropomorphic pendant...
MawM0358
 
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
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