COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0181-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0181
Title:
Wheel toy or ritual object : jaguar lying prone.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave)
Subject:
Jaguar--Art
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The object is in good condition. There are wooden sticks holding the wheels in place. The mouth has an opening with a red pigment in the center of the mouth. The eyes have black pigment. The object is made of buff clay with black and red pigment. There is a large hole in the under stomach of the figure.
Materials:
Ceramic: buff clay with black and red pigment.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 300 and 900
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Sculpture
Object Type:
Toy
Object Type:
Ceremonial object
Dimensions:
6 11/16 in high x 5 in wide x 6 5/8 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:
Veracruz
Period:
Classic Veracruz
