COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0270-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0270
Title:
Grayware offering bowl.
Subject:
Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Mitla Site
Subject:
Pottery--Mexico--Mitla Site
Subject:
Mixtec art--Antiquities
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A small grayware bowl with flaring sides contains a stone carving of Mictlantecuhtli, the Lord of death. The stone carving and the grayware bowl with organic material would represent an offering to the God of death.
Materials:
Ceramic earthenware: grayware.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 900 and 1521
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Object Type:
Bowl
Dimensions:
1 7/8 in high x 6 3/4 in diameter
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Mitla, 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:
Mixtec
Period:
Post Classic
Additional Notes:
Artifact was found with MawM0085.
