COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0159-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0159
Title:
Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
Subject:
Stucco sculpture--Guatemala
Subject:
Maya sculpture--Guatemala
Subject:
Maya art--Guatemala
Subject:
Mayas--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The Maya concept of beauty involved body modification. The heads of newborn babies were bound with boards to flatten the forehead. Little balls of resin between the eyes induced crossed eyed. Long straight noses were created by filling the gap with resin or wax. The ears, lips, and septum of the nose were pieced to hold adornment.
Materials:
Stucco limestone with red-brown, blue-green, and black pigment.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 600 and 900
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Sculpture
Dimensions:
9 7/8 in high x 9 1/4 in wide x 5 13/16 in deep
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
