COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0085-000.jp2
filename
MawM0085-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0085
identifier
MawM0085
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Title
false
Subject:
Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
subject
Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
subject
Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
subject
Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Description
false
Materials:
Stone: fragment of a cylinder. Dark stone: string cut, pecked, abraded, drilled, and polished.
materials
Stone: fragment of a cylinder. Dark stone: string cut, pecked, abraded, drilled, and polished.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 900 and 1532
date
between 900 and 1532
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
format
Sculpture
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
2 3/16 in high x 1 11/16 in wide x 15/16 in deep
dimensions
2 3/16 in high x 1 11/16 in wide x 15/16 in deep
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Oaxaca, Mexico
coverage
Oaxaca, Mexico
Location
false
Rights:
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
rights
Physical collection housed at California State University, Los Angeles. | MATERIALS ARE IN COPYRIGHT | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Rights
false
Culture:
Mixtec
culture
Mixtec
Culture
false
Period:
Post Classic
period
Post Classic
Period
false
Additional Notes:
Artifact was found with MawM0270.
additional_notes
Artifact was found with MawM0270.
Additional Notes
false