COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0318-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0318
Title:
Ring vessel : anthropomorphic serpent.
Subject:
Pottery--Mexico--Chupícuaro (Guanajuato)
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Chupícuaro (Guanajuato)
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The circular-shaped vessel suggests a coiled snake with diamond designs. The snake has been anthropomorphized/humanized with a human head. The snake is an important symbol of rebirth, renewal, and resurrection.
Materials:
Ceramic: tan clay with red-brown slip ground with black and white link chain decoration.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Dimensions:
4 1/4 in high x 10 1/4 in wide x 11 5/8 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
