Ear spool
date: label: Date created
content: AD 250–950 (Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
label: Donor
content: John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by John S. Williams (1901-1982, a New York City stockbroker and MAI trustee) during travel in Guatemala in 1959; donated to MAI by John S. Williams in 1959.
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place: label: Place
content: Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/8494
label: Barcode
content: 228494.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear spool
label: Media/Materials
content: Jadeite
label: Techniques
content: Cut, ground, drilled, polished
label: Dimensions
content: 2 x 3.5 cm