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Penate (Mixtec object from Postclassic Oaxaca)

Penate (Mixtec object from Postclassic Oaxaca)

945–955

Medium: Carved light green micaceous stone ("greenstone", "cultural jade")
Dimensions: sight: 3 x 2.5 cm (1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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