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Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Frog Motifs by Mexica (Aztec) — VisualArtsDB

Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Frog Motifs

Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Frog Motifs

1450–1521

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 1 × 3 cm (3/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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mesoamericanamericasaztecjewelryearthenwareceramicsamerican decorative artsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiandecorative artsart of the americasterracotta

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