COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0157-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0157
Title:
Small urn in the form of a seated young man : his headdress contains the "C" glyph and two falling or descending eagles.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Albán Site
Subject:
Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Albán Site
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Urns were hand made with ornamentalization built up with strips of clay. A cult of deified ancestors was part of the Monte Alban culture. The small urn in the form of a seated young man wears a headdress containing the "C" glyph and two falling or descending eagles.
Materials:
Ceramic (earthenware): dark red-orange clay. Mold made.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 600 and 800
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Dimensions:
8 1/4 in high x 7 15/16 in wide x 5 1/4 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Monte Alban, Mexico
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:
Zapotec
Style:
Monte Alban III B
Period:
Late Classic
