Filename:
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MawM0250-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0250
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Title:
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Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Nayarit
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: red-orange clay with red-brown, cream, and brown slip.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Figure
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Dimensions:
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3 3/4 in high x 3 in wide x 1 1/2 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Nayarit, Mexico
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Rights:
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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).
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Culture:
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Shaft Tomb
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Style:
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Ixtlan del Rio
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Period:
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Protoclassic
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