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MawM0195-top.jp2
Mahogany obsidian pecto...
MawM0195
 
Title
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Description
This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
MawM0195-bot.jp2
Mahogany obsidian pecto...
MawM0195
 
Title
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Description
This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
MawM0195-000.jp2
Mahogany obsidian pecto...
MawM0195
 
Title
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Description
This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
MawM0195-090.jp2
Mahogany obsidian pecto...
MawM0195
 
Title
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Description
This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
MawM0195-180.jp2
Mahogany obsidian pecto...
MawM0195
 
Title
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Description
This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
MawM0195-270.jp2
Mahogany obsidian pecto...
MawM0195
 
Title
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Description
This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
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