COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0336-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0336
Title:
Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
Subject:
Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A molcajete is used to grind plant materials. This ceremonial tripodal bowl shows no wear pattern. The feet of the bowl are hollow with clay pellets inside. When you shake the bowl, you hear a rattling sound. Two felines decorate the shoulder of the bowl.
Materials:
Ceramic: reddish tan clay with pigments: red and white slip
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Tool
Object Type:
Vessel
Dimensions:
3 9/16 in high x 8 5/8 in wide
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
