Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0336-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0336
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Title:
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Tripodal bowl : molcajete with two felines.
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Subject:
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Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
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Subject:
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Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
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Subject:
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Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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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.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: reddish tan clay with pigments: red and white slip
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 400 B.C. and 200 B.C.
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Tool
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Object Type:
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Vessel
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Dimensions:
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3 9/16 in high x 8 5/8 in wide
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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Michoacán, Mexico
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Rights:
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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).
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Culture:
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Michoacán
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Period:
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Late Preclassic
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