About This Artwork

Mixtec
Northern Oaxaca, Mexico

Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene, A.D. 1400/1500

Turquoise, shell, and adhesives, on a sandstone base
Diam. 30.5 cm (12 in.)
Through prior gifts of Louise A. and Ruth G. Allen, and Mrs. Daniel Catton Rich, 1997.57