ClassificationsArt of the Americas
Mosaic Earspool
Place CreatedPuebla, Mexico, North America
CultureMixtec or Aztec
PeriodLate Postclassic
Dateca. 1490-1510 CE
MediumWood, turquoise, shellac
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions2 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (6.1 x 3.7 cm)
Object number1994.018.001
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 48, figure 90.
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States.
Status
On viewCollections
- Art of the Americas
ca. 900-1200 CE
900-1519 CE
900-1200 CE
1200-1519 CE
ca. 1200-1519 CE
1200-1519 CE
1200-1519 CE
1200-1519 CE
1490-1510 CE
1400-1521 CE
ca. 1200-1519 CE