Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0052-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0052
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Title:
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Aztec body stamp : monkey warrior.
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Subject:
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Aztec sculpture--Mexico
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico
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Subject:
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Aztec art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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This anthropomorphic zoomorphic stamp illustrates a humanized monkey warrior, which carries a mace-like weapon and a shield. On his waist appears a longitudinal cross section of a shell, which can stand for Quetzalcoatl. The monkey image relates to Quetzalcoatl.
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Materials:
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Ceramic (earthenware): brown clay, mold-made.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 1200 and 1521
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Stamp
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Dimensions:
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3 7/16 in high x 2 13/16 in wide x 9/16 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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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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Aztec
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Period:
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Late Post Classic
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