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MawM0275-090.jp2
Shaft tomb model.
MawM0275
 
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
MawM0275-180.jp2
Shaft tomb model.
MawM0275
 
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
MawM0275-270.jp2
Shaft tomb model.
MawM0275
 
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
MawM0275-bot.jp2
Shaft tomb model.
MawM0275
 
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
MawM0275-top.jp2
Shaft tomb model.
MawM0275
 
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
MawM0275-000.jp2
Shaft tomb model.
MawM0275
 
Title
Shaft tomb model.
Description
Mesoamerican shaft tombs are found in the modern Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, Southwestern Zacatecas, and Nayarit. They can be from six feet to sixty-two feet below the surface, down a vertical shaft. Off the shaft, there are chambers for the deceased to rest in and gifts needed in the afterlife. This model has been personified.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. to 300 A.D.
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