COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0207-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0207
Title:
Seated horned figure holding a child.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A seated male shaman presents a child. There are three horns on the shaman's headdress. His shoulders bear the marks or modules of scarification. The act of cutting the wound can be done in a short time, but the healing process can take up to a year.
Materials:
Ceramic: red-orange clay, appliqued.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
5 3/4 in high x 3 11/16 in wide x 3 1/8 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
