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Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Mixtec tripodal polychrome olla.
Description
The structure of this Mixtec vessel consists of a circular collar rim, a heart shape olla, and tripodal legs. Around the rim appears open mouth creatures with multiple eyes. The black heart-shape olla contains fantastic menacing creatures in what appears to be a liquid environment. Three white and red legs with red spirals support the vessel, which depicts the watery realm of the underworld, Mictlan.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1000 and 1250
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Anthropomorphic xantil : cult image : incense burner.
Description
Burning Copal incense in the body of the Xantil produced a dense sweet smoke which emerges from his mouth. Xochipilli-Macuilxochitl, the young solar diety of sensuality, will appear to be chanting or singing. The god wears a bird-hed helmet with a crest, a long nose bar, a pair of round ear ornaments, a white collar, bracelets and knotted sandals.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous Peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
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