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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: 
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Culture: 
Chupicuaro
Period: 
Late Preclassic