COLLECTION NAME:
MAW Collection
mediaCollectionId
CalStateLA~9~9
MAW Collection
Collection
true
Filename:
MawM0057-000.jp2
filename
MawM0057-000.jp2
Filename
false
Identifying Number:
MawM0057
identifier
MawM0057
Identifying Number
false
Title:
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
title
Aztec greenstone coiled snake heart.
Title
false
Subject:
Aztec sculpture--Mexico
subject
Aztec sculpture--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Stone carving--Mexico
subject
Stone carving--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Snakes--Art
subject
Snakes--Art
Subject
false
Subject:
Aztec art--Mexico
subject
Aztec art--Mexico
Subject
false
Subject:
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
subject
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Subject
false
Description:
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
description
A veined greenstone has been chipped, abraded, and polished to reveal a coiled predatory snake. A symbol of fertility, rebirth, and regeneration, the coils of the snake transform into the sacred heart, the precious symbol of life. The stone snake represents duality, life and death.
Description
false
Materials:
Stone: greenstone. Restored, core flaked, pressure flaked. Abraded, polished, & incised.
materials
Stone: greenstone. Restored, core flaked, pressure flaked. Abraded, polished, & incised.
Materials
false
Publisher:
California State University, Los Angeles
publisher
California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
false
Date:
between 1470 and 1521
date
between 1470 and 1521
Date
false
Type:
Artifact
type
Artifact
Type
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
format
Sculpture
Object Type
false
Dimensions:
2 7/16 in high x 2 13/16 in wide x 3 13/16 in deep
dimensions
2 7/16 in high x 2 13/16 in wide x 3 13/16 in deep
Dimensions
false
Collection:
MAW Collection
source
MAW Collection
Collection
false
Location:
Mexico
coverage
Mexico
Location
false
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).
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).
Rights
false
Culture:
Aztec
culture
Aztec
Culture
false
Period:
Late Post Classic
period
Late Post Classic
Period
false