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Jewelry
Jewelry. Pieces made of precious metals. Perhaps imported from
South America, pre-Hispanic metallurgy flourished in Mesoamerica in the
Postclassic period. Its splendor is particularly evident in the magnificent
work of Mixtec metalworkers. In the Templo Mayor there are several examples
of silver and gold metalwork, the latter of which was called "excrement
of the gods" by the Mexicas. Different techniques, such as hammering,
filigree and the lost wax 
process, were used to fashion these pieces. .
Last Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História,
México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc,
México, D.F. 06060
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1997
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