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Ornament
AD 250-550
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Greenstone ornaments were part of Maya nobles' regalia. This comes from an ornament that was cut in half in antiquity. The original, twice as wide, probably hung from an elaborate belt, crucial to royal costume.
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Details
- Title: Ornament
- Date Created: AD 250-550
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 14.9 x 3.2 cm (5 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
- Type: Jade
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.3
- Medium: jadeite
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico or Central America, Maya style (250-900)
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1972.3
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