Wooden ceremonial shield with mosaic inlay

1400/1521

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

Mexica*/Mixtec, 15th-16th century AD
From Mexico
This mosaic covered wooden disc was probably once the central element of a striking ceremonial shield. Among the many ceremonial shields listed in inventories of shipments sent to Spain by Hern

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Title: Wooden ceremonial shield with mosaic inlay
Date Created: 1400/1521
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 31.60cm; Depth: 1.00cm
External Link: British Museum collection online
Technique: gilded; mosaic; carved
Registration number: Am,St.397.a
Place: Excavated/Findspot Mexico
Period/culture: Aztec; Mixtec
Other information: Cultural rights may apply.
Material: turquoise; gold; metal; pine wood; resin; conch shell; oyster shell; mother-of-pearl
Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
Acquisition: Purchased from Adams, William

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