COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0168-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0168
Title:
Standing female figure wearing elaborate headdress.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The early Remojada culture fashioned solid figures of males, females and children in a naturalistic style. They were hand made with tan clay and detailed with small pieces of clay. Black chapopote or asphalt was used to heighten details or to indicate body paint.
Materials:
Ceramic: buff clay with bitumen; appliqued.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 100 B.C. and 301 A.D.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
6 3/8 in high x 3 3/4 in wide x 1 5/16 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Veracruz, 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:
Remojadas
Period:
Early Remojadas
