COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0091-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0091
Title:
Tear drop bell.
Subject:
Bells--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject:
Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject:
Mixtec art--Mexico--Nayarit
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Bells, ax-shape knives, and other ornaments of copper became very prevalent during the Toltec period in Post-Classical Mexico. The Post-Classic Period is divided into Early, Middle, and Late or AD 900 to AD 1200 to AD 1400 to AD 1521.
Materials:
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1200
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Ornament
Dimensions:
2 in high x 1 1/4 in wide x 1 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Nayarit, Mexico
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).
Culture:
Mixtec
Period:
Post Classic
