COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0203-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0203
Title:
Standing male figure holding a dog and a bowl.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A standing Colima male holds a dog and an empty bowl. He wears a turban headdress, ear ornaments, and an elaborate pair of textile pants. The dog served as a pet, an alarm, a good source of protein and a guide to the underworld.
Materials:
Ceramic: buff clay; appliqued; no pigments.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
4 3/4 in high x 1 7/8 in wide x 3/4 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
