COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0297-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0297
Title:
Reclining female puppy.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Potters produced thousands of thin orangeware effigy vessels. The curled-up dog with a rounded opening in the center of the dog's back became the most popular effigy. Many Mesoamericans believe dogs led the dead through the underworld after death. Either sculptures of dogs or real dogs were placed in many Teotihuacanos burials.
Materials:
Ceramic: tan/orangeware, reduced, burnished.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 150 and 750
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Sculpture
Object Type:
Vessel
Object Type:
Effigy
Object Type:
Ceremonial object
Dimensions:
3 5/8 in high x 5 1/2 in wide x 9 1/2 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 II
