Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0159-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0159
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Title:
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Stucco head of an elite Maya : idealized.
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Subject:
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Stucco sculpture--Guatemala
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Subject:
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Maya sculpture--Guatemala
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Subject:
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Maya art--Guatemala
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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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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.
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Materials:
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Stucco limestone with red-brown, blue-green, and black pigment.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 600 and 900
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Dimensions:
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9 7/8 in high x 9 1/4 in wide x 5 13/16 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Guatemala
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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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