COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0332-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0332
Title:
Seated anthropomorphic figure.
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico
Subject:
Art--Mexico
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
During the Mesoamerican Middle Pre-Classic period, the Olmec culture of Veracruz, the Las Bocas Culture in Puebla, and the Tlatilco culture from the Valley of Mexico created unique ceramic vessels, figurines, and hollow sculptures. Hollow anthropomorphic figures, usually crawling or seated, appear as sexless "babies." Great care was lavished on many of these "babies," suggesting their cultural importance, which remains elusive to us.
Materials:
Ceramic: Unburnished buff clay with traces of red pigment.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 1100 B.C. and 500 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Figure
Dimensions:
11 9/16 in high x 8 1/2 in wide x 4 7/16 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
Tlatilco, 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:
Tlatilco
Period:
Middle Preclassic
