Artwork Page for Ear Ornament

Details / Information for Ear Ornament

Ear Ornament

150–200 CE

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

View all records in artwork set
Medium
jadeite-albitite(?)
Measurements
Diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.264.2
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
Print

Description

Near Teotihuacán's largest palace is a small temple gorgeously ornamented with green-feathered serpents, symbols of the earth's fertility. Beneath the temple lie at least 120 human sacrifices, most men, many warriors, and some wearing greenstone ornaments like these, perhaps a set. The sacrifices, apparently laid out to mark the cardinal directions, may have consecrated the temple or a ruler's tomb, or both.

Ear Ornament

150–200 CE

Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

    Contact Us

    The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

    To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

    All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.