COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0124-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0124
Title:
Maya plumbate olla : rattle.
Subject:
Pottery--Mexico--Chiapas
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Chiapas
Subject:
Drinking vessels--Mexico--Chiapas
Subject:
Maya art--Mexico--Chiapas
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
This unusual plumbate cacao vessel is divided into three quadrants. Each quadrant contains an elaborate design of semi-abstract faces and zoomorphic (supernatural entities) on the vessel's neckband and wide shoulder band. Between each quadrant, the Maya "kin" crosses hold a ceramic sphere to create a rattling sound.
Materials:
Ceramic: metallic shiny steel gray-blue and orange.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1250
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Object Type:
Pot
Dimensions:
6 1/8 in high x 6 1/8 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Chiapas, 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
Period:
Early Post Classic