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Source 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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Document identity
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146894
label
Ornament
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object
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1
Source metadata
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146894
contentType
object
title
Ornament
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.
date
250–550 CE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q60777994
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Jade
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14.9 x 3.2 cm (5 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
cul
Mexico or Central America, Maya
accession
1972.3
Source extras
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jadeite
tombstone
Ornament, 250–550 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Jadeite; overall: 14.9 x 3.2 cm (5 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.3
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:31:36.004000
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146894
dept
Art of the Americas
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AA - Mesoamerica
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jadeite
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1
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0
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photo
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