Necklace and Nose Ornament, 150-200. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period. Jadeite-albitite, gold; overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); each bead: 2 cm (13/16 in.). Near Teotihuacán’s largest palace is a temple ornamented with green-feathered serpents, symbols of the earth’s fertility. Beneath the temple were at least 120 human sacrifices, most men, many warriors, and some wearing greenstone ornaments like these, perhaps a set. The sacrifices may have consecrated the temple or a ruler’s tomb, or both.

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Necklace and Nose Ornament, 150-200. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period. Jadeite-albitite, gold; overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); each bead: 2 cm (13/16 in.). Near Teotihuacán’s largest palace is a temple ornamented with green-feathered serpents, symbols of the earth’s fertility. Beneath the temple were at least 120 human sacrifices, most men, many warriors, and some wearing greenstone ornaments like these, perhaps a set. The sacrifices may have consecrated the temple or a ruler’s tomb, or both.

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