COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0316-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0316
Title:
Standing male : holding a spherical object.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Chupícuaro (Guanajuato)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Chupícuaro (Guanajuato)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A small male figure holds a large spherical object to his face. The object could represent a fruit or a ball of masa, and the male would be eating. In an alternate view, the object is a rubber ball and the male, a ball player.
Materials:
Ceramic: light brown clay with traces of red and white pigment.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 500 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
1 1/2 in high x 1 1/16 in wide x 1 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Chupicuaro, 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:
Chupicuaro
Period:
Late Preclassic
