Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0270-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0270
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Title:
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Grayware offering bowl.
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Subject:
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Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Mitla Site
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Subject:
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Pottery--Mexico--Mitla Site
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Subject:
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Mixtec art--Antiquities
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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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.
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Materials:
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Ceramic earthenware: grayware.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 900 and 1521
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Vessel
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Object Type:
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Bowl
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Dimensions:
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1 7/8 in high x 6 3/4 in diameter
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Mitla, 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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Mixtec
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Period:
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Post Classic
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Additional Notes:
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Artifact was found with MawM0085.
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