COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0337-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0337
Title:
Michoacán polychrome bowl.
Subject:
Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Pottery--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Art--Mexico--Michoacán de Ocampo
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
This bowl has a wide interior band with three stylized zoomorphs (probably deer) surrounded by what appears to be an energy field. This design is similar to the life force design of the Huichol Indians of Sinaloa.
Materials:
Ceramic: reddish tan clay with pigments: red and white slip.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 100 B.C. and 200 A.D.
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Vessel
Object Type:
Bowl
Dimensions:
3 5/16 in high x 8 1/2 in diameter
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:
Protoclassic
