Necklace Ornaments, Frogs, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec or Mixtec, Gold, H. 7/8 in. (2.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Necklaces made of numerous small beads often in the form of animals, including shells, turtles, and frogs, are among the many types of gold ornaments worn by Aztec nobility. These creatures are all associated with water and rain and the sustenance it assures
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Necklace Ornaments, Frogs, 15th–early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec, Mixtec, Gold, H, 7/8, 2.1 cm, Metal-Ornaments, Necklaces, numerous small beads, form, animals, shells, turtles, frogs, types, gold ornaments, worn, Aztec nobility, creatures, associated, water, rain, sustenance, assures
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