Art Institute of Chicago

Ceremonial Blades

Colima or JaliscoLinkedCulture matchlcp-60ca83d81a36

Date: c. 100 CE
Medium: Red obsidian
Culture: Western Mexico
Department: Arts of the Americas
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 185166

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Credit line: Joanne M. and Clarence E. Spanjer Fund; purchased with funds provided by Stuart Handler; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by the Donnelley Foundation; Alsdorf Foundation Fund; O. Renard Goltra Endowment; Curator’s Discretionary Fund; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by Herbert Molner; Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ross Endowment; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by H. George Mann; Arnold H. Crane, David Soltker, and Irving Dobkin endowments; African and Amerindian Art Acquisition Fund

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Object type: AAT300301253

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Pre-Columbian Body Adornment
These objects are personal ornaments and jewelry worn by ancient Mesoamerican and Andean cultures, including ear ornaments, nose ornaments, plaques, and costume decorations made from precious metals, stone, shell, and ce
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