COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0195-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0195
Title:
Mahogany obsidian pectoral.
Subject:
Stone carving--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
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.
Materials:
Stone: mahogany obsidian: core flaked and pressure flaked: incised.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Jewelry
Object Type:
Ornament
Dimensions:
4 3/4 in high x 5 1/4 in wide x 5/16 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Colima, 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:
Shaft Tomb
Period:
Protoclassic
