COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0352-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0352
Title:
Small tripodal bowl : mortar.
Subject:
Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Mezcala Site
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Mezcala Site
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurines called "gingerbread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Materials:
Stone (granite): pecked; abraded; string cut and polished.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Object Type:
Bowl
Dimensions:
2 3/8 in high x 4 1/8 in wide x 4 1/8 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Guerro Mezcala, West 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:
Mezcala
Period:
Late Preclassic
