|
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec quartz crystal rabbit pendant.
Description
According to Aztec mythology, the rabbit passed a group of Aztec gods as the second sun was resting at night. One of the gods grabbed the rabbit and pressed it against the second sun causing it to lose its heat and light. The decimated second sun became the rabbit in the moon.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 800 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec redware Nahua pitcher.
Description
This redware pitcher has a step-fret design around its neck, which references mountains and rain. A wide body band contains a large floral element that suggests a peyote bud.
Subject
[Pitchers--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Nahua art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1470 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec ceremonial censer : feather serpent motif.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Azteca or Mexica votive food offering : waisted ear plug.
Description
The artifact's shape indicates a flared, waisted olla that contains patty-shaped objects, possibly masa or copal. If you hold the object vertically the object becomes a votive offering, but horizontally a waisted ear plug,
Subject
[Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Ceramic jewelry--Mexico--Mexico, Valley of, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Purépecha art--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1200
|
