Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0280-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0280
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Title:
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Zacatecas female figure.
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Zacatecas (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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A small female figure sits with her hands on her abdomen indicating her fertility. Her facial features have been semi-abstracted with large perforated eyes and mouth. She wears large disc perforated earspools. Her face and body appear to be painted.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: earthenware; red-orange clay, polychrome slip, red-brown, cream, black, fire mark present. Strong scattered mineral deposits.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 100 B.C. and 250 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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8 1/8 in high x 3 7/8 in wide x 3 3/8 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Zacatecas, 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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Period:
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Protoclassic
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