Carved Mirror Ornament

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Carved Mirror Ornament

Mexico, Gulf Coast, in the style of El Tajín, 200–800 CE
Stone
Slate, hematite, shell, and iron oxide pigment
Diameter: 7 9/16 in. (19.21 cm) Height: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm) Mount: 4 1/4 × 7 × 5 in. (10.8 × 17.78 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of the Art Museum Council (AC1998.89.1.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.