Serpent Labret with Articulated Tongue, 1300–1521, Mexico, Central Mexico, Aztec, Gold (app. 59.3-64.3% gold, 26.8-33.1% copper, 7.5-8.8% silver), H. 2 5/8 × W.1 3/4 × D. 2 5/8 in. (6.67 × 4.45 × 6.67 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Superbly crafted in the shape of a serpent ready to strike, this labret—a type of plug inserted through a piercing below the lower lip—is a rare survival of what was once a thriving tradition of gold-working in the Aztec Empire.

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Caption: Serpent Labret with Articulated Tongue, 1300–1521, Mexico, Central Mexico, Aztec, Gold (app. 59.3-64.3% gold, 26.8-33.1% copper, 7.5-8.8% silver), H. 2 5/8 × W.1 3/4 × D. 2 5/8 in. (6.67 × 4.45 × 6.67 cm), Metal-Sculpture, Superbly crafted in the shape of a serpent ready to strike, this labret—a type of plug inserted through a piercing below the lower lip—is a rare survival of what was once a thriving tradition of gold-working in the Aztec Empire

Personalities: AZTEC

Credit: Album / quintlox

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Image size: 4788 × 3086 px | 42.3 MB

Print size: 40.5 × 26.1 cm | 1885.0 × 1215.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1300–1521 • 2 5/8 • 26.8-33.1% COPPER • 4.45 • 59.3-64.3% GOLD • 6.67 CM • 6.67 • 7.5-8.8% SILVER • APP • ARTICULATED TONGUE • AZTEC EMPIRE • AZTEC • BODY PIERCING • CENTRAL MEXICO • D • FORMS (GEOMETRIC) • GOLD • GOLD, ALL • GOLD-WORKING • GOLDEN • GOLDSMITH • H • H. • LABRET— TYPE • LOWER LIP— • METAL-SCULPTURE • MEXICO • PIERCED BODY PARTS • PIERCING = PIERCED BODY PARTS = BODY PIERCING • PIERCING • PLUG INSERTED • RARE SURVIVAL • SERPENT LABRET • SERPENT READY • SHAPE • SHAPES • STRIKE (WORKER'S) • STRIKE • SUPERBLY CRAFTED • THRIVING TRADITION • W.1 3/4