COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0331-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0331
Title:
Female figure with hands on her abdomen.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
Garments do not survive thousands of years unless they are in a very dry environment. Small figures illustrate hairstyles, clothing fashion, and jewelry. This figure wears a shoulder mantle and a skirt with a textured belt or corset.
Materials:
Ceramic: light tan orange clay with red-brown pigments. Fire marks on her back.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 300 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
3 15/16 in high x 1 1/4 in wide x 1 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Michoacán, 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:
Michoacán
Period:
Late Preclassic
