COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0155-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0155
Title:
Seated elite female with jaguar marks : whistle.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala
Subject:
Whistles--Guatemala
Subject:
Maya art--Guatemala
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A dignified woman sits very straight, looking forward with her hands to her side resting on her skirt. She wears a pair of ear spools, a necklace and bracelets representing jade adornments. On her arms there are circular marks, possibly jaguar marks. All the details in this statuette indicate this elite lady is very special.
Materials:
Ceramic: red-brown clay with manganese dioxide, red-brown and white pigment.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 600 and 900
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Object Type:
Whistle
Dimensions:
5 13/16 in high x 3 7/16 in wide x 2 5/16 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Southern 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
