Detail View: MAW Collection:
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Filename:
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MawM0048-000.jp2
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Identifying Number:
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MawM0048
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Title:
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Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
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Subject:
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Aztec sculpture--Mexico
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Subject:
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Ceramic sculpture--Mexico
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Subject:
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Aztec art--Mexico
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Subject:
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Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
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Description:
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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.
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Materials:
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Ceramic: earthenware & brownware. Mold made.
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Publisher:
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California State University, Los Angeles
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Date:
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between 1200 and 1521
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Type:
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Artifact
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Object Type:
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Stamp
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Dimensions:
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1 1/2 in high x 1 3/16 in wide x 5 3/8 in deep
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Collection:
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MAW Collection
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Location:
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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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Aztec
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Period:
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Late Post Classic
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