68.43.90a-d, fragments of blue glass; longest pieces 5 centimeters
(2 inches) long
San Gabriel de Yunque (A.D. 1598–1610)
UNM field school collection
Photograph by B. Bernard
The object represented by these fragments could have been made in
southern Mexico, or perhaps it was brought across the Atlantic from
Spain. Either way, it must have been a rare and valued item before
it broke.
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