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Jade pectoral, Olmec, Mexico. Middle Preclassic period (1000-600 BCE. This pectoral was carved by an Olmec artist and reused by the Maya, as shown by the two Maya glyphs on the left side. The edges framing the head indicate that it could also have been part of a larger pectoral. Olmec jade objects have been found throughout Mesoamerica and as far south as Costa Rica. Ethno, 1929.7-12.1.
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Caption:
Jade pectoral, Olmec, Mexico. Middle Preclassic period (1000-600 BCE. This pectoral was carved by an Olmec artist and reused by the Maya, as shown by the two Maya glyphs on the left side. The edges framing the head indicate that it could also have been part of a larger pectoral. Olmec jade objects have been found throughout Mesoamerica and as far south as Costa Rica. Ethno, 1929.7-12.1
Classification:
Location:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
Credit:
Erich Lessing / Album
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4000 x 3644 px | 41.7 MB
Print size:
33.9 x 30.9 cm | 13.3 x 12.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
10TH-6TH BCE • AMERICAN INDIAN • AMERICAN INDIANS • AMERICAN INDIANS: MAYA • AMERICAN-INDIAN • ANATOMY • BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN • CULT, MAYA • CULT, OLMEC • FACE • GROSS ANATOMY • INDIANS (AMERICAN) • JADE • JEWEL • JEWELLERY • JEWELRY • JEWELS • MAYA CULTURE • MAYA • MAYAN • MAYAS • MEXICO • NATIVE AMERICAN • NATIVE AMERICANS • OLMEC CULTURE • OLMEC • OLMECA • PECTORAL • PECTORAL, ORNAMENT • PERIOD: PRE-COLUMBIAN • PERIOD: PRECOLUMBIAN • PRE-COLUMBIAN • PRE-HISPANIC • PRECIOUS GEM • PRECIOUS STONE • PRECOLUMBIAN • VISAGE
