COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0185-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0185
Title:
Crouching deity figure : skull face.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Tierra Blanca (Veracruz-Llave : Municipio)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Tierra Blanca (Veracruz-Llave : Municipio)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A squatting male figure hold his hands behind himself with his figure perpendicular to his body. He wears a skull cap with a bird on each side. On the front the two birds form an owl image. the human face has no nose or lips only teeth.
Materials:
Ceramic: earthenware.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1250
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
8 5/8 in high x 7 2/5 in wide x 6 7/10 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Joachín, 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:
Joachín
Period:
Post Classic
