COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0146-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0146
Title:
Hacha : descending serpent.
Subject:
Stone carving--Guatemala
Subject:
Maya sculpture--Guatemala
Subject:
Maya art--Guatemala
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Mesoamericans viewed the serpent as magical animal that could renew itself by shedding its skin. It lived in the realm of the living, but it had the ability to enter the earth or the realm of the dead. The serpent stands for rebirth, regeneration and transformation. This tenon type of hacha probably was used on a yoke to deflect the rubber ball during the ball game.
Materials:
Stone: deep green with white inclusions; inlays missing; cinnabar deposits. Tenon type.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 600 and 901
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Ceremonial object
Dimensions:
6 7/8 in high x 6 3/16 in wide x 1 11/16 in diameter
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
