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Olmec-style mask, c. 1200–400 B.C.E., found in offering 20 buried c. 1470 C.E. at the Mexica Templo Mayor, jadeite, 4 x 3-3/8 x 1-1/4 inches (Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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