Detail View: MAW Collection:
|
Filename:
|
MawM0128-000.jp2
|
|
Identifying Number:
|
MawM0128
|
|
Title:
|
Vessel in the form of a dog, Esquintla.
|
|
Subject:
|
Pottery--Guatemala
|
|
Subject:
|
Ceramic tableware--Guatemala
|
|
Subject:
|
Drinking vessels--Guatemala
|
|
Subject:
|
Maya art--Guatemala
|
|
Subject:
|
Mayas--Antiquities
|
|
Subject:
|
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
|
|
Description:
|
The Maya domesticated their dogs for household pets and hunting animals. They were raised for food, a heat source (hot water bottle) and sacrificial animal. The god Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent's twin brother was called Xolotl. He was believed to help guide souls through Xibalba or the underworld. The esquintla wears an Aztec heart amulet around his neck.
|
|
Materials:
|
Ceramic: variegated plumb ware: appliqued, incised and burnished.
|
|
Publisher:
|
California State University, Los Angeles
|
|
Date:
|
between 900 and 1100
|
|
Type:
|
Artifact
|
|
Object Type:
|
Vessel
|
|
Dimensions:
|
7 3/4 in high x 7 5/16 in wide x 3 1/8 in deep
|
|
Collection:
|
MAW Collection
|
|
Location:
|
Guatemala
|
|
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:
|
Late Classic
|