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Aug 31, 2010
Aug 31, 2010
Ornament
Ornament
AD 250–550
Jadeite
Overall: 14.9 x 3.2 cm (5 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1972.3
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Description
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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