Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0327-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0327
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Title:
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Colima Tlaloc fang-faced vessel.
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Subject:
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Drinking vessels -- Mexico -- Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Colima (State)
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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A squat spherical vessel has a spout and a pedestal base added to the body. The body has been appliqued with the characteristics of Tlaloc, the Mesoamerican Rain God. His attributes are concentric goggled eyes, an angular nose, a mustache, and a large toothy fanged mouth
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Materials:
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Ceramic (earthenware): orangeware; orange clay. Press mold-made & appliqued.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 800 and 1200
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Vessel
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Dimensions:
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7 1/4 in high x 6 5/8 in wide x 7 1/2 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Colima, Mexico
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Rights:
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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).
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Culture:
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Colima
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Period:
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Early Post Classic
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