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

Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Design

Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Design

1450–1700

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 1.3 × 2.4 cm (1/2 × 15/16 in.)
Genre: earthenware
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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mesoamericanamericasaztecjewelryearthenwareceramicsinorganic materialArts of the AmericasPre-Columbiancostumeart of the americasterracotta

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