Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0099-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0099
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Title:
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Copper human face pendant : 2.
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Subject:
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Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico
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Subject:
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Purépecha art--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Mixtec art--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Aztec art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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These hollow, open-back copper masks were cast usin the lost wax technique. There is a strap across the back so they could be secured to a headdress or a textile. The masks contained small bells which would tingle when moved.
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Materials:
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Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 900 and 1200
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Jewelry
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Object Type:
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Ornament
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Dimensions:
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2 in high x 1 in wide x 9/16 in diameter
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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West Mexico
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Rights:
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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).
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Culture:
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Aztec
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Culture:
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Mixtec
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Culture:
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Tarascan
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Period:
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Post Classic
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