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Pectoral
Not on view
Iridescent marine shell was collected and traded across Mesoamerica as early as the second millennium B.C. This pectoral depicts two lizards, one with an eye of hematite inlay.
Desde el segundo milenio a. C., las conchas marinas tornasoladas tan preciadas por las antiguas culturas de Mesoamérica eran recogidas e intercambiadas a través de grandes distancias. Este pectoral hallado en una tumba presenta dos lagartijas talladas en alto relieve; una de ellas lleva una hematita incrustada.
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