COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0105-000.jp2
filename
MawM0105-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0105
identifier
MawM0105
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Title
false
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
subject
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
Subject
false
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State)
subject
Ceramic 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 structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Description
false
Materials:
Ceramic: red-orange clay; polychrome slips; burnished. Black, white, red, green, and yellow slips.
materials
Ceramic: red-orange clay; polychrome slips; burnished. Black, white, red, green, and yellow slips.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 1000 and 1250
date
between 1000 and 1250
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Vessel
format
Vessel
Object Type
false
Object Type:
Pot
format
Pot
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
11 1/2 in high x 9 1/4 in diameter
dimensions
11 1/2 in high x 9 1/4 in diameter
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:
Early Post Classic
period
Early Post Classic
Period
false