COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0118-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0118
Title:
Shallow plate with tripodal feet : Muan bird of death image in center.
Subject:
Plates (Tableware)--Mexico--Edzná Site
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Edzná Site
Subject:
Maya art--Mexico--Edzná Site
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The tondo of this shallow polychrome plate contains the image of the Muan bird, the bird of death from the Popol Vuh. This screech owl served Xibalba "Lords of Death" as their messenger. Two zoomorphic saurians, representing the Earth Monster in Xibalba, appear on the black shoulder of this plate.
Materials:
Ceramic: clay with polychrome slips; black, red, and orange. Muan bird in the center and two Earth monsters appear on the plate's shoulder.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 300 and 900
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Plate
Dimensions:
3 in high x 10 1/2 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Edzna, 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:
Maya
Style:
Yucatan
Period:
Classic Maya
