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Title
Mixtec : shell form vessel.
Description
This vessel takes the form of a mollusk. It has been painted with an intricate geometric motif with red-brown pigment.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Mixtec : shell form vessel.
Description
This vessel takes the form of a mollusk. It has been painted with an intricate geometric motif with red-brown pigment.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Mixtec : shell form vessel.
Description
This vessel takes the form of a mollusk. It has been painted with an intricate geometric motif with red-brown pigment.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Mixtec : shell form vessel.
Description
This vessel takes the form of a mollusk. It has been painted with an intricate geometric motif with red-brown pigment.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Mixtec : shell form vessel.
Description
This vessel takes the form of a mollusk. It has been painted with an intricate geometric motif with red-brown pigment.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Mixtec : shell form vessel.
Description
This vessel takes the form of a mollusk. It has been painted with an intricate geometric motif with red-brown pigment.
Subject
[Drinking vessels--Mexico, Ceramic tableware--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1521
Title
Mixtec ceramic censer : openwork design.
Description
The open design of this censer lightens the censer and allows the incense to burn better. The design combines a step motif as well as the woven mat motif. The two feet contain pellets to create a rattler noise.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mixtec pottery--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Mixtec ceramic censer : openwork design.
Description
The open design of this censer lightens the censer and allows the incense to burn better. The design combines a step motif as well as the woven mat motif. The two feet contain pellets to create a rattler noise.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mixtec pottery--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Mixtec ceramic censer : openwork design.
Description
The open design of this censer lightens the censer and allows the incense to burn better. The design combines a step motif as well as the woven mat motif. The two feet contain pellets to create a rattler noise.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mixtec pottery--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Mixtec ceramic censer : openwork design.
Description
The open design of this censer lightens the censer and allows the incense to burn better. The design combines a step motif as well as the woven mat motif. The two feet contain pellets to create a rattler noise.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mixtec pottery--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Mixtec ceramic censer : openwork design.
Description
The open design of this censer lightens the censer and allows the incense to burn better. The design combines a step motif as well as the woven mat motif. The two feet contain pellets to create a rattler noise.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mixtec pottery--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Mixtec ceramic censer : openwork design.
Description
The open design of this censer lightens the censer and allows the incense to burn better. The design combines a step motif as well as the woven mat motif. The two feet contain pellets to create a rattler noise.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Mixtec pottery--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Female standing watcher figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping. A swale standing female figure with arms straight out. No description given.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 700
Title
Female standing watcher figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping. A swale standing female figure with arms straight out. No description given.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 700
Title
Female standing watcher figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping. A swale standing female figure with arms straight out. No description given.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 700
Title
Female standing watcher figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping. A swale standing female figure with arms straight out. No description given.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 700
Title
Female standing watcher figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping. A swale standing female figure with arms straight out. No description given.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 700
Title
Female standing watcher figure.
Description
Part of Student Study Ceramic grouping. A swale standing female figure with arms straight out. No description given.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 700
Title
Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
Description
A brownware stamp features a plumed undulating rattlesnake. Post Classic Aztec myth speaks of his forceful breath which caused the newly created sun to move. His name is Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent of wind, rain, and agricultural fertility.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
Description
A brownware stamp features a plumed undulating rattlesnake. Post Classic Aztec myth speaks of his forceful breath which caused the newly created sun to move. His name is Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent of wind, rain, and agricultural fertility.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
Description
A brownware stamp features a plumed undulating rattlesnake. Post Classic Aztec myth speaks of his forceful breath which caused the newly created sun to move. His name is Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent of wind, rain, and agricultural fertility.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
Description
A brownware stamp features a plumed undulating rattlesnake. Post Classic Aztec myth speaks of his forceful breath which caused the newly created sun to move. His name is Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent of wind, rain, and agricultural fertility.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : undulating serpent.
Description
A brownware stamp features a plumed undulating rattlesnake. Post Classic Aztec myth speaks of his forceful breath which caused the newly created sun to move. His name is Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent of wind, rain, and agricultural fertility.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurine called "ginger bread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurine called "ginger bread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurine called "ginger bread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
Elaborate twisted hairdo: knotted on top. Female? Concentrations of broken figurines (flat) in household context or debris rather than public buildings or temples suggest a personal or family context. the figurine called "ginger bread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
This incomplete figure was press molded. The orange clay, called orangeware, suggests mazapan ceramics. The flat gingerbread figure was a female holding a child and sometimes a small image of herself. She probably represents Precious Flower-Quetzalbird, Goddess of Flowers and Love. The Figure represents the commoners concern with fertility, health, and well-being. Note: Fingerprint present.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
This incomplete figure was press molded. The orange clay, called orangeware, suggests mazapan ceramics. The flat gingerbread figure was a female holding a child and sometimes a small image of herself. She probably represents Precious Flower-Quetzalbird, Goddess of Flowers and Love. The Figure represents the commoners concern with fertility, health, and well-being. Note: Fingerprint present.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
This incomplete figure was press molded. The orange clay, called orangeware, suggests mazapan ceramics. The flat gingerbread figure was a female holding a child and sometimes a small image of herself. She probably represents Precious Flower-Quetzalbird, Goddess of Flowers and Love. The Figure represents the commoners concern with fertility, health, and well-being. Note: Fingerprint present.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec head from a mold-made figure.
Description
This incomplete figure was press molded. The orange clay, called orangeware, suggests mazapan ceramics. The flat gingerbread figure was a female holding a child and sometimes a small image of herself. She probably represents Precious Flower-Quetzalbird, Goddess of Flowers and Love. The Figure represents the commoners concern with fertility, health, and well-being. Note: Fingerprint present.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : monkey warrior.
Description
This anthropomorphic zoomorphic stamp illustrates a humanized monkey warrior, which carries a mace-like weapon and a shield. On his waist appears a longitudinal cross section of a shell, which can stand for Quetzalcoatl. The monkey image relates to Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : monkey warrior.
Description
This anthropomorphic zoomorphic stamp illustrates a humanized monkey warrior, which carries a mace-like weapon and a shield. On his waist appears a longitudinal cross section of a shell, which can stand for Quetzalcoatl. The monkey image relates to Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : monkey warrior.
Description
This anthropomorphic zoomorphic stamp illustrates a humanized monkey warrior, which carries a mace-like weapon and a shield. On his waist appears a longitudinal cross section of a shell, which can stand for Quetzalcoatl. The monkey image relates to Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec body stamp : monkey warrior.
Description
This anthropomorphic zoomorphic stamp illustrates a humanized monkey warrior, which carries a mace-like weapon and a shield. On his waist appears a longitudinal cross section of a shell, which can stand for Quetzalcoatl. The monkey image relates to Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1200 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Aztec skull censer : articulable jaw one death.
Description
The censer's image combines a skull and a left arm with a predominate index figure. The index figure hand incorporates a rattle. The skull and figure can be read as "One Death". The skull has been painted with twenty-two marigold flowers and thirteen arrows, which all point to death.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico, Ceramic censers--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico]
Date
between 1325 and 1521
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Platform : two kneeling females beating an oval drum.
Description
A rather unusual platform group consisting of two seated females with an oval object between them. Each female holds a right hand to her head and the left hand rests or hits the oval object, perhaps a drum.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico, Art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D.
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