Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0166-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0166
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Title:
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Xipe Totec figure.
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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A seated figure with folded legs has placed both hands on his knees. He wears a flayed skin of a sacrificial victim over his face. You can see his mouth inside the victim's mouth. The black pigment, that highlights different body paint, is bitumen.
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Materials:
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Ceramic (earthenware): buff clay, modelling, applique, burnishing, bitumen.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 100 BC and 250 AD
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Figure
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Dimensions:
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7 5/8 in high x 5 1/5 in wide x 3 1/16 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Veracruz, Mexico
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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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Remojadas
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Period:
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Preclassic
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