Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0195-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0195
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Title:
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Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
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Subject:
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Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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This crescent-shaped pectoral has two pointed ends, which can be interpreted as a two-headed bird, a caiman, or an iguana. The pectoral represents duality and transformation.
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Materials:
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Stone: mahogany obsidian: core flaked and pressure flaked: incised.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Jewelry
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Object Type:
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Ornament
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Dimensions:
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4 3/4 in high x 5 1/4 in wide x 5/16 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Colima, 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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Shaft Tomb
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Period:
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Protoclassic
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