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Title
Ceramic earspools : 28.
Description
There are twenty-eight ceramic ear spools. Fourteen are black ware, six orange ware, five tan ware, one incised, one polychrome, one cone-shaped. Riker Mount has six orange ware. Riker Box has twenty-two ear spools, four different styles.17 napkin ring, 6 Horer color, 2 cone shape, 1 tube shape. 1 solid, 3 pierced, 1 incised, 1 painted polychrome.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Ceramic earspools : 28.
Description
There are twenty-eight ceramic ear spools. Fourteen are black ware, six orange ware, five tan ware, one incised, one polychrome, one cone-shaped. Riker Mount has six orange ware. Riker Box has twenty-two ear spools, four different styles.17 napkin ring, 6 Horer color, 2 cone shape, 1 tube shape. 1 solid, 3 pierced, 1 incised, 1 painted polychrome.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Ceramic earspools : 28.
Description
There are twenty-eight ceramic ear spools. Fourteen are black ware, six orange ware, five tan ware, one incised, one polychrome, one cone-shaped. Riker Mount has six orange ware. Riker Box has twenty-two ear spools, four different styles.17 napkin ring, 6 Horer color, 2 cone shape, 1 tube shape. 1 solid, 3 pierced, 1 incised, 1 painted polychrome.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Ceramic earspools : 28.
Description
There are twenty-eight ceramic ear spools. Fourteen are black ware, six orange ware, five tan ware, one incised, one polychrome, one cone-shaped. Riker Mount has six orange ware. Riker Box has twenty-two ear spools, four different styles.17 napkin ring, 6 Horer color, 2 cone shape, 1 tube shape. 1 solid, 3 pierced, 1 incised, 1 painted polychrome.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Ceramic earspools : 28.
Description
There are twenty-eight ceramic ear spools. Fourteen are black ware, six orange ware, five tan ware, one incised, one polychrome, one cone-shaped. Riker Mount has six orange ware. Riker Box has twenty-two ear spools, four different styles.17 napkin ring, 6 Horer color, 2 cone shape, 1 tube shape. 1 solid, 3 pierced, 1 incised, 1 painted polychrome.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Pierced blackware ear spool.
Description
Red-brown clay was probably pressed into a circular mold and allowed to become a leather hard disc. The disc has curved concave sides for wearing as an earspool. The disc was pierced with a bilateral radiating design. The pierced ear spool was fired in a reduced carbon friendly environment
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Pierced blackware ear spool.
Description
Red-brown clay was probably pressed into a circular mold and allowed to become a leather hard disc. The disc has curved concave sides for wearing as an earspool. The disc was pierced with a bilateral radiating design. The pierced ear spool was fired in a reduced carbon friendly environment
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Pierced blackware ear spool.
Description
Red-brown clay was probably pressed into a circular mold and allowed to become a leather hard disc. The disc has curved concave sides for wearing as an earspool. The disc was pierced with a bilateral radiating design. The pierced ear spool was fired in a reduced carbon friendly environment
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Pierced blackware ear spool.
Description
Red-brown clay was probably pressed into a circular mold and allowed to become a leather hard disc. The disc has curved concave sides for wearing as an earspool. The disc was pierced with a bilateral radiating design. The pierced ear spool was fired in a reduced carbon friendly environment
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Pierced blackware ear spool.
Description
Red-brown clay was probably pressed into a circular mold and allowed to become a leather hard disc. The disc has curved concave sides for wearing as an earspool. The disc was pierced with a bilateral radiating design. The pierced ear spool was fired in a reduced carbon friendly environment
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper labret.
Description
Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper labret.
Description
Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper labret.
Description
Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper labret.
Description
Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper labret.
Description
Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper labret.
Description
Labrets are ornamental plugs that fit into a slit/hole below the lower lip. An expanded flange holds it in place. Labrets are usually made out of stones like obsidian, red chert, green serpentine, or rock crystal. They were made of other materials such as clay and copper.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper turtle bell pendant.
Description
The turtle bell was first formed with beeswax. Then the turtle bell wax model was embedded in a fine clay material. The clay matrix and the beeswax mold was slowly heated to melt the wax; hardening the clay mixture and creating a hollow negative turtle space. Molten copper was poured into the hollow space; it hardened and formed the turtle bell.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Turtles--Art, Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper tweezers, crescent pinchers, spirals.
Description
The Tarascans embellished their crescent shaped tweezers with hammered spirals. They were worn as emblems of status or authority.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper tweezers, crescent pinchers, spirals.
Description
The Tarascans embellished their crescent shaped tweezers with hammered spirals. They were worn as emblems of status or authority.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper tweezers, crescent pinchers, spirals.
Description
The Tarascans embellished their crescent shaped tweezers with hammered spirals. They were worn as emblems of status or authority.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper tweezers, crescent pinchers, spirals.
Description
The Tarascans embellished their crescent shaped tweezers with hammered spirals. They were worn as emblems of status or authority.
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three obsidian winged labrets : C.
Description
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 152
Title
Three Obsidian Winged Labrets, a
Description
Obsidian is a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working with obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1522
Title
Three Obsidian Winged Labrets, a
Description
Obsidian is a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working with obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1522
Title
Three Obsidian Winged Labrets, a
Description
Obsidian is a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working with obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1522
Title
Three Obsidian Winged Labrets, a
Description
Obsidian is a volcanic glass-like stone cleaves concavely. Working with obsidian requires great skill. The process involves core flaking, pressure flaking, drilling, abrading as well as polishing. It is very labor intesive. Two of the labrets have been inlaid with a white material.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1522
Title
Labret : ear ornament.
Description
To make this object require time, skill and craftsmanship. The black obsidian was core flaked for the basic shape and size. Small pieces of obsidian would be pushed off by pressure flaking. The shape would be refined by wearing away the surface with abrasive rocks and sand.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Labret : ear ornament.
Description
To make this object require time, skill and craftsmanship. The black obsidian was core flaked for the basic shape and size. Small pieces of obsidian would be pushed off by pressure flaking. The shape would be refined by wearing away the surface with abrasive rocks and sand.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Labret : ear ornament.
Description
To make this object require time, skill and craftsmanship. The black obsidian was core flaked for the basic shape and size. Small pieces of obsidian would be pushed off by pressure flaking. The shape would be refined by wearing away the surface with abrasive rocks and sand.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Labret : ear ornament.
Description
To make this object require time, skill and craftsmanship. The black obsidian was core flaked for the basic shape and size. Small pieces of obsidian would be pushed off by pressure flaking. The shape would be refined by wearing away the surface with abrasive rocks and sand.
Subject
[Labrets, Jewelry--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
15 ceramic ear spools.
Description
15 varied ear spools: seven solid; five pierced; two pair- two rings. 6 blackware, 3 tanware, 1 polychrome, 4 cone. 2 pairs (4 in total), 1 polychrome, 1 Teotihuacan, 3 pierced, 4 cone, 2 small napkin.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico, Decoration and ornament--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
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