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Finger Ring
Not on view
Finger rings were relatively rare in the ancient Americas. This example was likely made in Oaxaca and then transported to Chichen Itza to be deposited in the Sacred Cenote. The figure, wearing a headdress with three stylized feathered-serpent motifs, may represent an ancestor or deity.
Los anillos fueron relativamente inusuales en América durante la época precolombina. Este fue probablemente fabricado en Oaxaca y luego transportado a Chichen Itzá para ser depositado en el Cenote Sagrado. La figura, que viste un tocado con motivos estilizados de serpientes emplumadas, podría ser el retrato de un ancestro o una deidad.
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