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Filename: 
MawM0059-000.jp2
Identifying Number: 
MawM0059
Title: 
Bichrome graphite ware goblet.
Subject: 
Goblets--Mexico--Puebla (State)
Subject: 
Drinking vessels--Mexico--Puebla (State)
Subject: 
Aztec art--Mexico--Puebla (State)
Subject: 
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities
Description: 
As the Aztecs conquered their surrounding neighbors, they required tribute from their subjects. Atlixca, in the northern state of Puebla, was a ceramic center known for vibrant red and black ware. The ceramic ware was hand-built, wheel-processed, and burnished. This graphite ware appealed to the senses and tastes of elite Aztecs.
Materials: 
Ceramic: white clay; bichrome; red pigment and black graphite.
Publisher: 
California State University, Los Angeles
Date: 
between 1400 and 1521
Type: 
Artifact
Object Type: 
Vessel
Object Type: 
Goblet
Dimensions: 
7 1/4 in high x 4 1/8 in diameter
Collection: 
MAW Collection
Location: 
Puebla, Mexico
Rights: 
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Culture: 
Aztec III
Period: 
Late Post Classic