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1886.1.1090

Ceramic disc or labret

1886.1.1090

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic disc or labret
Long description
Short cylinder of grey coarseware terracotta that narrows at the waist. Lip adornment known as a labret.
Geographical reference
Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico
Puebla State Cholula Great Pyramid of Cholula [Tlachihualtepetl]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Maya, uncertain Archaeological period: Post-Classic
Date collected
?On or before 1864
Acquisition information
Transferred: 05/10/1950
Materials and processes
Material Terracotta Pottery, Process Fire-Hardened
Dimensions
Diameter: max 20 mm, Height: max 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.1090
Research and responses

This object was examined by Dr Elizabeth Graham as part of the Fell funded project Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections. She noted that this and 1886.1.1089 are "labrets, used as male lip adornments in the Postclassic period in the Maya area and in Central Mexico" [AS 01/09/2010]

Search terms: Pottery, Ornament, Toy and Game, Unidentified Object, Lip Ornament, Gaming Piece

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