COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
Record
Filename:
MawM0048-000.jp2
Identifying Number:
MawM0048
Title:
Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
Subject:
Aztec sculpture--Mexico
Subject:
Ceramic sculpture--Mexico
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description:
A brownware stamp features a plumed undulating rattlesnake. Post Classic Aztec myth speaks of his forceful breath which caused the newly created sun to move. His name is Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent of wind, rain, and agricultural fertility.
Materials:
Ceramic: earthenware & brownware. Mold made.
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
Date:
between 1200 and 1521
Type:
Artifact
Object Type:
Stamp
Dimensions:
1 1/2 in high x 1 3/16 in wide x 5 3/8 in deep
Collection:
MAW Collection
Location:
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:
Aztec
Period:
Late Post Classic
