Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene

Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene

1400–1500 · Oaxaca state

Turquoise, earthenware, stucco, spondylus shell, mother of pearl, and iron pyrite, with pigment

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Through prior gift of Louise A. and Ruth G. Allen, and Mrs. Daniel Catton Rich

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