Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0113-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0113
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Title:
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Macehead (scepter head) or jar top with seated elite and three canines (coyotes).
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Subject:
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Ceramic tableware--Central America
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Subject:
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Pottery--Central America
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Subject:
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Art--Central America
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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This ceremonial object could be the top of a jar, a staff, a scepter or a macehead. On the top of the form, there is a seated elite figure holding his hand out. The slanted side is decorated with three canines, possibly dogs or coyotes. The style of the object is called Copador, which was made in El Salvador or Honduras.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: buff clay with cream, black, and red slip.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 600 and 900
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Ceremonial object
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Dimensions:
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1 11/16 in high x 5 5/16 in wide x 3 9/16 in diameter
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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El Salvador or Honduras
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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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Maya
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Style:
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Copador
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Period:
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Late Classic
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