| Object Name: | Gold earring from Tomb # 7 |
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| Creation Date: | 1200-1500 AD | |
| Culture: | Mixtec | |
| Site: | Monte Alban | |
| Material: | gold | |
| Repository: | Museo Regional, Oaxaca | |
| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Around the tenth century AD, the Mixtecs received from Central and South America the technique of jewelry making. They worked soft metals such as gold, silver and copper. The malleability, color, and inert nature of gold have always made it an appealing raw material. This pendant was cast in one piece by the lost-wax process. The uppermost elements represent, from top to bottom, a ball game played between two gods, the solar disk, a stylized butterfly, and the Earth Monster. | ||
