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Greenstone pearl
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openwork cylindrical bead made of greenstone (chalchihuitl); throughout Mesoamerica, the deceased were buried with greenstone beads; such cylindrical beads could be worn as pendants or as voluminous necklaces;

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Greenstone pearl
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 5,1 x 2,2 x 1,9 cm
Material/Technique
Green stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 16689

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Veracruz

who
Strebel, Hermann - Collectors

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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