Collar

Title (Dublin Core): Collar
Description (Dublin Core): 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.
Creator (Dublin Core): unknown
Identifier (Dublin Core): 10-629922
Date (Dublin Core): 600-660 CE
Type (Dublin Core): jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
Coverage (Dublin Core): Calakmul; Campeche; Mexico
cultural context (VRA Ontology): Maya (culture or style); Mesoamerican
Medium (Dublin Core): Spondylus princeps (species)
Subject (Dublin Core): Jewelry; Decoration and ornament; Maya art
height (VRA Ontology): 32.1 cm
width (VRA Ontology): 66 cm
depth (VRA Ontology): 1.9 cm
Rights (Dublin Core): In Copyright
Rights Holder (Dublin Core): Museo Arqueológico de Campeche, Fuerte de San Miguel, Mexico