COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0051-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0051
Title:
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Subject:
Aztec sculpture--Mexico.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico.
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico.
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Flat "gingerbread" figures were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for air drying, firing, and painting. The figure was broken in a household context rather than a public building. The body has been lost. The male head, wearing a cotton turban has a bird attached, was a warrior.
Materials:
Ceramic (earthenware): brown clay, mold made.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 600 and 1521
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
1 3/8 in high x 1 1/2 in wide x 9/16 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Chihuahua, 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:
Aztec
