COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0117-000.jp2
filename
MawM0117-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0117
identifier
MawM0117
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
title
Codex style vessel : old God emerges from the mouth of a serpent.
Title
false
Subject:
Pottery--Guatemala
subject
Pottery--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Drinking vessels--Guatemala
subject
Drinking vessels--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Guatemala
subject
Ceramic tableware--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Maya art--Guatemala
subject
Maya art--Guatemala
Subject
false
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
subject
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
description
This codex style vessel represents a scene for the underworld, Xilbaba. An aged Maya god emerges from the mouth of the bearded dragon, Ochu Chan. Behind the old God appears the profile image of the Jeslure (sic) God, a god important to Maya nobility. In front of the old god is an offering vessel with human bones, an eyeball, and a severed hand.
Description
false
Materials:
Ceramic: buff clay, polychrome slip.
materials
Ceramic: buff clay, polychrome slip.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 550 and 850
date
between 550 and 850
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Vessel
format
Vessel
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
4 1/2 in high x 3 1/2 in diameter
dimensions
4 1/2 in high x 3 1/2 in diameter
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Guatemala, Central America
coverage
Guatemala, Central America
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:
Maya
culture
Maya
Culture
false
Period:
Late Classic
period
Late Classic
Period
false