COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0355-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0355
Title:
Xalitla mother and child.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Xalitla
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Materials:
Ceramic (earthenware): red-brown clay: red pigment.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
3 in high x 2 3/8 in wide x 2 1/4 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Xalitla, 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:
Xalitla
Period:
Middle Preclassic
