Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0132-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0132
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Title:
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Maya avian head poison bottle.
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Subject:
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Pottery--Central America
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Subject:
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Ceramic tableware--Central America
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Subject:
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Maya art--Central America
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Subject:
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Mayas--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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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.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: chocolate ware; burnished.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 500 and 800
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Vessel
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Dimensions:
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2 7/8 in high x 2 1/8 in wide x 4 7/16 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Maya area, Central America
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Rights:
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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).
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Culture:
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Maya
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Period:
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Late Classic
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