Collar
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Title
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Collar
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Description
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This collar is made of spondylus shell and would have been worn around the neck. The shell represented the underworld, where the gods resided. In its natural state, the shell is covered with spines and is a reddish color, relating it to blood and sacrifice. One of the roles of the king (and sometimes the queen) was to perform rituals involving bloodletting as a sacrifice to the gods to ensure provisions of food and water for the coming cycle of years.
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Creator
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unknown
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Identifier
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10-629922
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Date
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600-660 CE
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height
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32.1 cm
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width
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66 cm
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depth
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1.9 cm
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Rights
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Rights Holder
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Museo Arqueológico de Campeche, Fuerte de San Miguel, Mexico
Collar