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Yoke

El Tajin, Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico
Yoke
 400 CE-800 CE

Medium
greenstone

Measurements
11.6 × 34.0 × 38.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented anonymously, 1980

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico

Accession Number
PC130-1980

Department
Pre-Columbian Art

Physical description
Polished, green Janus heads emerging from curving reptilian motifs.

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