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Spoon Pendant
Not on view
This spoon-shaped object was originally a high-status implement—for weaving, bloodletting rituals, or the ingestion of hallucinogens—later converted to a pendant. The partially deciphered Mayan inscription records the owner’s title as "divine lord."
Este colgante en forma de cuchara, originalmente un utensilio utilizado por personajes de alto rango, era destinado al tejido, a ritos sacrificiales o al consumo de alucinógenos. Luego fue convertido en un colgante. Las inscripciones mayas parcialmente descifradas convalidan el título de "Señor divino".
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