COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0161-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0161
Title:
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site
Subject:
Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Materials:
Ceramic: grayware with mineral deposits.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 250 and 900
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Incense burner
Dimensions:
8 in high x 6 in wide x 3 7/8 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
Period:
Classic
