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Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene
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Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene

Mixtec, Northern Oaxaca, Mexico · 1400–1500 · Turquoise, earthenware, stucco, spondylus shell, mother of pearl, and iron pyrite, with pigment

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Subjects
turquoisemosaicmixtecmythologyritual objectsdecorative object/ornamentmetalinorganic materialceramicmineralshell (animal material)oaxacan
Credit lineMosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene. 1400–1500. Mixtec, Northern Oaxaca, Mexico. The Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of Louise A. and Ruth G. Allen, and Mrs. Daniel Catton Rich. CC0.
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