COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0292-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0292
Title:
Medium articulated figure.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Articulated figures are found in burials usually in pairs indicating some sort of funerary function. The majority of the figures are female and if lines appear on the lower body that would indicate a previous birth. The head and body unit is mold-made, while the arms and legs are hand-made. Teotihuacan figures have a clefted head or headdress, a Teotihuacan face, ear spools and a collar necklace.
Materials:
Ceramic: tan clay, reduced, press-molded, pigments.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 150 and 750
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
9 1/2 in high x 4 5/16 in wide x 1 3/4 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Teotihuacan, 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:
Teotihuacan
Period:
Classic
Period:
TTH IV-V
