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  2. Jade use in Mesoamerica - Wikipedia

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    Maya pendant in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Map showing the locations of some of the main jade, obsidian and serpentine sources in Mesoamerica. The archaeological search for the Mesoamerican jade sources, which were largely lost at the time of the Maya collapse, began in 1799 when Alexander von Humboldt started his geological research in the New World.

  3. Jade mask of Pakal - Wikipedia

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    The Mask of Pakal is a funerary jade mask found in the tomb of the Mayan king, K’inich Janaab’ Pakal inside the Temple of the Inscriptions at the Maya city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico. Considered a master piece of Mesoamerican and Maya art , the mask is made with over 346 green jade stone fragments, the eyes are made with shell, nacre ...

  4. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Jewellery of the Berber cultures is a style of traditional jewellery worn by women and ... in Aztec jewellery, jade, ... expensive jewellery in the Maya ...

  5. Maya belt plaques - Wikipedia

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    It is an important artifact to ancient Maya archaeology because it has one of the earliest known Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions. [5] Maya belt plaques can also be seen in the costumes of Maya ajawob (rulers) on the stelae of sites such as Copán in Honduras. Stela A, Copán. Note the three jade plaques hanging from the center of the ruler's ...

  6. Ancient Maya art - Wikipedia

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    Copan, 'Reviewing Stand' with simian musicians Labna, Palace, vaulted passage. The layout of the Maya towns and cities, and more particularly of the ceremonial centers where the royal families and courtiers resided, is characterized by the rhythm of immense horizontal stucco floors of plazas often located at various levels, connected by broad and often steep stairs, and surmounted by temple ...

  7. Live insect jewelry - Wikipedia

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    Live insect jewelry refers to jewelry made from living creatures – usually bejeweled oversized insects – which is worn as a fashion accessory. The use of insects as live jewelry has existed for many centuries, with the Egyptians believed to have been the first to have worn insects as jewelry.

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