Title
Colima Tlaloc fang-faced vessel.
Description
A squat spherical vessel has a spout and a pedestal base added to the body. The body has been appliqued with the characteristics of Tlaloc, the Mesoamerican Rain God. His attributes are concentric goggled eyes, an angular nose, a mustache, and a large toothy fanged mouth
Subject
[Drinking vessels -- Mexico -- Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1200
Title
Colima Tlaloc fang-faced vessel.
Description
A squat spherical vessel has a spout and a pedestal base added to the body. The body has been appliqued with the characteristics of Tlaloc, the Mesoamerican Rain God. His attributes are concentric goggled eyes, an angular nose, a mustache, and a large toothy fanged mouth
Subject
[Drinking vessels -- Mexico -- Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1200
Title
Colima Tlaloc fang-faced vessel.
Description
A squat spherical vessel has a spout and a pedestal base added to the body. The body has been appliqued with the characteristics of Tlaloc, the Mesoamerican Rain God. His attributes are concentric goggled eyes, an angular nose, a mustache, and a large toothy fanged mouth
Subject
[Drinking vessels -- Mexico -- Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1200
Title
Colima Tlaloc fang-faced vessel.
Description
A squat spherical vessel has a spout and a pedestal base added to the body. The body has been appliqued with the characteristics of Tlaloc, the Mesoamerican Rain God. His attributes are concentric goggled eyes, an angular nose, a mustache, and a large toothy fanged mouth
Subject
[Drinking vessels -- Mexico -- Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Standing female figure.
Description
Two side head projections help to place this Toltec figure in Post Classic Colima. Fertility is indicated by her sex. The clay surface probably was polychromed and she wore clothing or paper garments.
Subject
[Toltec sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Toltec art--Mexico--Colima (State)]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Labret.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were allowed to wear certain kinds of body adornments. Different adornments and materials marked a person's elite status. Labrets were worn below the bottom lip. A piercer was used to make the hole and the hole was stretched over time. This labret is very unusual -- it is not made of black obsidian, which would have taken a long time to make. This labret is made of clay. It is highly polished, which has compacted the clay before firing. The wings on the circular area kept the labret from falling out. The circular hollow area was inlaid with precious materials such as pyrite, shell, obsidian, or turquoise.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Labrets, Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1519
Title
Labret.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were allowed to wear certain kinds of body adornments. Different adornments and materials marked a person's elite status. Labrets were worn below the bottom lip. A piercer was used to make the hole and the hole was stretched over time. This labret is very unusual -- it is not made of black obsidian, which would have taken a long time to make. This labret is made of clay. It is highly polished, which has compacted the clay before firing. The wings on the circular area kept the labret from falling out. The circular hollow area was inlaid with precious materials such as pyrite, shell, obsidian, or turquoise.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Labrets, Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1519
Title
Labret.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were allowed to wear certain kinds of body adornments. Different adornments and materials marked a person's elite status. Labrets were worn below the bottom lip. A piercer was used to make the hole and the hole was stretched over time. This labret is very unusual -- it is not made of black obsidian, which would have taken a long time to make. This labret is made of clay. It is highly polished, which has compacted the clay before firing. The wings on the circular area kept the labret from falling out. The circular hollow area was inlaid with precious materials such as pyrite, shell, obsidian, or turquoise.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Labrets, Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1519
Title
Labret.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were allowed to wear certain kinds of body adornments. Different adornments and materials marked a person's elite status. Labrets were worn below the bottom lip. A piercer was used to make the hole and the hole was stretched over time. This labret is very unusual -- it is not made of black obsidian, which would have taken a long time to make. This labret is made of clay. It is highly polished, which has compacted the clay before firing. The wings on the circular area kept the labret from falling out. The circular hollow area was inlaid with precious materials such as pyrite, shell, obsidian, or turquoise.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Labrets, Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1519
Title
Labret.
Description
The elite of Mesoamerica were allowed to wear certain kinds of body adornments. Different adornments and materials marked a person's elite status. Labrets were worn below the bottom lip. A piercer was used to make the hole and the hole was stretched over time. This labret is very unusual -- it is not made of black obsidian, which would have taken a long time to make. This labret is made of clay. It is highly polished, which has compacted the clay before firing. The wings on the circular area kept the labret from falling out. The circular hollow area was inlaid with precious materials such as pyrite, shell, obsidian, or turquoise.
Subject
[Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Colima (State), Labrets, Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1519
Title
Tlaloc incensario : Janus form.
Description
The incensario contains several images: two seated anthropomorphic phallic figures, a descending serpent, and several transforming zoomorphic faces. The transforming aspect of the headdress suggests a shamanic quality to the incense burner.
Subject
[Incense--Mexico--Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Tlaloc incensario : Janus form.
Description
The incensario contains several images: two seated anthropomorphic phallic figures, a descending serpent, and several transforming zoomorphic faces. The transforming aspect of the headdress suggests a shamanic quality to the incense burner.
Subject
[Incense--Mexico--Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Tlaloc incensario : Janus form.
Description
The incensario contains several images: two seated anthropomorphic phallic figures, a descending serpent, and several transforming zoomorphic faces. The transforming aspect of the headdress suggests a shamanic quality to the incense burner.
Subject
[Incense--Mexico--Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Tlaloc incensario : Janus form.
Description
The incensario contains several images: two seated anthropomorphic phallic figures, a descending serpent, and several transforming zoomorphic faces. The transforming aspect of the headdress suggests a shamanic quality to the incense burner.
Subject
[Incense--Mexico--Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Tlaloc incensario : Janus form.
Description
The incensario contains several images: two seated anthropomorphic phallic figures, a descending serpent, and several transforming zoomorphic faces. The transforming aspect of the headdress suggests a shamanic quality to the incense burner.
Subject
[Incense--Mexico--Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Tlaloc incensario : Janus form.
Description
The incensario contains several images: two seated anthropomorphic phallic figures, a descending serpent, and several transforming zoomorphic faces. The transforming aspect of the headdress suggests a shamanic quality to the incense burner.
Subject
[Incense--Mexico--Colima (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
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