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Title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Subject
[Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Obsidian]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Subject
[Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Obsidian]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Subject
[Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Obsidian]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Subject
[Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Obsidian]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Subject
[Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Obsidian]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Obsidian jewelry : earrings.
Description
Once a thin obsidian blade has been knocked off the core, it can be shaped by pressing off tiny pieces of the volcanic stone. The edges can be dulled by rubbing them with different stones. Holes are drilled for suspension. This pair of earrings was crafted this way.
Subject
[Earrings--Mexico--Colima (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Obsidian]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Obsidian jewelry : pendants : nose ring with zoomorphic design.
Description
Disc: Obsidian blades are knocked off the core. They can be thick or thin depending on the skill of the knapper. This disc or mirror is so thin it is transparent. Teardrop pendant: The obsidian teardrop pendant is curved. The artist or knapper used the natural curve of the volcanic glass. The edges were pressure flaked and dulled with stones. The convex surface of the pendant has been smoothed with abrasive sands or grits. Nosering (zoomorphic design): This nose ring or nose ornament was shaped from a thin obsidian blade. The U-shaped notches were formed as part of the pressure flaking process. This broken nose ornament has an insect quality to its shape, even though the foil is missing.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Colima (State), Nose rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Obsidian jewelry : pendants : nose ring with zoomorphic design.
Description
Disc: Obsidian blades are knocked off the core. They can be thick or thin depending on the skill of the knapper. This disc or mirror is so thin it is transparent. Teardrop pendant: The obsidian teardrop pendant is curved. The artist or knapper used the natural curve of the volcanic glass. The edges were pressure flaked and dulled with stones. The convex surface of the pendant has been smoothed with abrasive sands or grits. Nosering (zoomorphic design): This nose ring or nose ornament was shaped from a thin obsidian blade. The U-shaped notches were formed as part of the pressure flaking process. This broken nose ornament has an insect quality to its shape, even though the foil is missing.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Colima (State), Nose rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Obsidian jewelry : pendants : nose ring with zoomorphic design.
Description
Disc: Obsidian blades are knocked off the core. They can be thick or thin depending on the skill of the knapper. This disc or mirror is so thin it is transparent. Teardrop pendant: The obsidian teardrop pendant is curved. The artist or knapper used the natural curve of the volcanic glass. The edges were pressure flaked and dulled with stones. The convex surface of the pendant has been smoothed with abrasive sands or grits. Nosering (zoomorphic design): This nose ring or nose ornament was shaped from a thin obsidian blade. The U-shaped notches were formed as part of the pressure flaking process. This broken nose ornament has an insect quality to its shape, even though the foil is missing.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Colima (State), Nose rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
Title
Obsidian jewelry : pendants : nose ring with zoomorphic design.
Description
Disc: Obsidian blades are knocked off the core. They can be thick or thin depending on the skill of the knapper. This disc or mirror is so thin it is transparent. Teardrop pendant: The obsidian teardrop pendant is curved. The artist or knapper used the natural curve of the volcanic glass. The edges were pressure flaked and dulled with stones. The convex surface of the pendant has been smoothed with abrasive sands or grits. Nosering (zoomorphic design): This nose ring or nose ornament was shaped from a thin obsidian blade. The U-shaped notches were formed as part of the pressure flaking process. This broken nose ornament has an insect quality to its shape, even though the foil is missing.
Subject
[Jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Colima (State), Nose rings--Mexico--Colima (State), Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 BC and 250
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