COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0132-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0132
Title:
Maya avian head poison bottle.
Subject:
Pottery--Central America
Subject:
Ceramic tableware--Central America
Subject:
Maya art--Central America
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A rare earthenware bottle depicting a stylized avian deity's head having a large slightly curved beak, large lidded eyes, curled fangs, and human type ears. The drilled perforations in his ears and at the top of the eyes probably once held decorative elements.
Materials:
Ceramic: chocolate ware; burnished.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 500 and 800
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Dimensions:
2 7/8 in high x 2 1/8 in wide x 4 7/16 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Maya area, Central America
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
