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Source Description
Near Teotihuacán’s largest palace is a temple ornamented with green-feathered serpents, symbols of the earth’s fertility. Beneath the temple were at least 120 human sacrifices, most men, many warriors, and some wearing greenstone ornaments like these, perhaps a set. The sacrifices may have consecrated the temple or a ruler’s tomb, or both.
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Document identity
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155556
label
Necklace and Nose Ornament
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
155556
contentType
object
title
Necklace and Nose Ornament
description
Near Teotihuacán’s largest palace is a temple ornamented with green-feathered serpents, symbols of the earth’s fertility. Beneath the temple were at least 120 human sacrifices, most men, many warriors, and some wearing greenstone ornaments like these, perhaps a set. The sacrifices may have consecrated the temple or a ruler’s tomb, or both.
date
150–200 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757167
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); Each bead: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
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Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period
accession
1990.263
Source extras
tec
jadeite-albitite?, gold
tombstone
Necklace and Nose Ornament, 150–200 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Jadeite-albitite?, gold; overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); each bead: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.263
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
Young-Sánchez, Margaret. “The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 79, no. 7 (September 1992): 234–275.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 274, no. 120
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
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2026-05-29 08:04:09.986000
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155556
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
med
jadeite-albitite?, gold
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1
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0
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photo
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