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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: 
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Culture: 
Shaft Tomb
Period: 
Protoclassic