Serpent labret with articulated tongue, by Mexica artist(s), 1325–1521 CE
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Serpent labret with articulated tongue

Mexica artist(s)

1325–1521 CE

Medium
Gold
Classification
Metal-Ornaments
Dimensions
H. 2 5/8 × W.1 3/4 × D. 2 5/8 in. (6.67 × 4.45 × 6.67 cm) Wt. 1.81 oz (51.35 g)
Culture
Mexica
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Purchase, 2015 Benefit Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2016
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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