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Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Mayan jade bead : double headed Saurian.
Description
Saurians are very important symbolically to ancient Americans. Various reptiles represent the earth's surface, transformation, and regeneration. The double headed saurian bead probably was the center piece of an elite necklace.
Subject
[Beads--Guatemala, Jewelry--Guatemala, Stone carving--Guatemala, Maya art--Guatemala, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Description
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Description
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Description
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Description
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Description
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Monte Alban figural incensario.
Description
The seated figure represents a human male or a deity wearing the "Buccal Mask of the Serpent," a beneficient god related to rain. His nudity, flat beaded fringe headdress, and the long bifurcated serpent's tongue date this artifact between AD 100 and AD 200, a period of transition.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Zapotec art--Mexico--Monte Alban Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing elite figure.
Description
The artist used buff clay to create this solid standing religious figure. The elite person wears an elaborate zoomorphic saurion headdress, a shoulder cape, and a long shirt. The position of the arms suggests a ceremonial activity such as singing, chanting or dancing. It is possible the figure is a priestess of Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing elite figure.
Description
The artist used buff clay to create this solid standing religious figure. The elite person wears an elaborate zoomorphic saurion headdress, a shoulder cape, and a long shirt. The position of the arms suggests a ceremonial activity such as singing, chanting or dancing. It is possible the figure is a priestess of Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing elite figure.
Description
The artist used buff clay to create this solid standing religious figure. The elite person wears an elaborate zoomorphic saurion headdress, a shoulder cape, and a long shirt. The position of the arms suggests a ceremonial activity such as singing, chanting or dancing. It is possible the figure is a priestess of Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing elite figure.
Description
The artist used buff clay to create this solid standing religious figure. The elite person wears an elaborate zoomorphic saurion headdress, a shoulder cape, and a long shirt. The position of the arms suggests a ceremonial activity such as singing, chanting or dancing. It is possible the figure is a priestess of Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing elite figure.
Description
The artist used buff clay to create this solid standing religious figure. The elite person wears an elaborate zoomorphic saurion headdress, a shoulder cape, and a long shirt. The position of the arms suggests a ceremonial activity such as singing, chanting or dancing. It is possible the figure is a priestess of Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing elite figure.
Description
The artist used buff clay to create this solid standing religious figure. The elite person wears an elaborate zoomorphic saurion headdress, a shoulder cape, and a long shirt. The position of the arms suggests a ceremonial activity such as singing, chanting or dancing. It is possible the figure is a priestess of Quetzalcoatl.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing priest with hands out.
Description
The figure stands with his arms stretched out. He could be a priest or a dancer, but his clothing indicates another profession. He wears an elaborate headdress, his arms are covered above and below the elbow, his waist has a thick wide belt and his knees are padded. What is his profession?
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing priest with hands out.
Description
The figure stands with his arms stretched out. He could be a priest or a dancer, but his clothing indicates another profession. He wears an elaborate headdress, his arms are covered above and below the elbow, his waist has a thick wide belt and his knees are padded. What is his profession?
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing priest with hands out.
Description
The figure stands with his arms stretched out. He could be a priest or a dancer, but his clothing indicates another profession. He wears an elaborate headdress, his arms are covered above and below the elbow, his waist has a thick wide belt and his knees are padded. What is his profession?
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing priest with hands out.
Description
The figure stands with his arms stretched out. He could be a priest or a dancer, but his clothing indicates another profession. He wears an elaborate headdress, his arms are covered above and below the elbow, his waist has a thick wide belt and his knees are padded. What is his profession?
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing priest with hands out.
Description
The figure stands with his arms stretched out. He could be a priest or a dancer, but his clothing indicates another profession. He wears an elaborate headdress, his arms are covered above and below the elbow, his waist has a thick wide belt and his knees are padded. What is his profession?
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Standing priest with hands out.
Description
The figure stands with his arms stretched out. He could be a priest or a dancer, but his clothing indicates another profession. He wears an elaborate headdress, his arms are covered above and below the elbow, his waist has a thick wide belt and his knees are padded. What is his profession?
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Nopiloa articulated figure.
Description
The Nopiloa culture produced elaborate press mold figures. This figure appears to be a male elite. He wears a tasseled headdress, large disc earrings, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and a dual strapped body covering with an elaborate raptor design. The purpose of this articulated figure is not known. The figure is in poor condition. There is a significant amount of wear, but no significant cracks. There is lots of fading and small scratches on the surfaces of the figure. The ears have holes. The arms and legs are attached to the torso of the figure's body by pins. Overall, the figure is fragile and not structurally safe.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Art--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Nopiloa articulated figure.
Description
The Nopiloa culture produced elaborate press mold figures. This figure appears to be a male elite. He wears a tasseled headdress, large disc earrings, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and a dual strapped body covering with an elaborate raptor design. The purpose of this articulated figure is not known. The figure is in poor condition. There is a significant amount of wear, but no significant cracks. There is lots of fading and small scratches on the surfaces of the figure. The ears have holes. The arms and legs are attached to the torso of the figure's body by pins. Overall, the figure is fragile and not structurally safe.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Art--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Nopiloa articulated figure.
Description
The Nopiloa culture produced elaborate press mold figures. This figure appears to be a male elite. He wears a tasseled headdress, large disc earrings, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and a dual strapped body covering with an elaborate raptor design. The purpose of this articulated figure is not known. The figure is in poor condition. There is a significant amount of wear, but no significant cracks. There is lots of fading and small scratches on the surfaces of the figure. The ears have holes. The arms and legs are attached to the torso of the figure's body by pins. Overall, the figure is fragile and not structurally safe.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Art--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Nopiloa articulated figure.
Description
The Nopiloa culture produced elaborate press mold figures. This figure appears to be a male elite. He wears a tasseled headdress, large disc earrings, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and a dual strapped body covering with an elaborate raptor design. The purpose of this articulated figure is not known. The figure is in poor condition. There is a significant amount of wear, but no significant cracks. There is lots of fading and small scratches on the surfaces of the figure. The ears have holes. The arms and legs are attached to the torso of the figure's body by pins. Overall, the figure is fragile and not structurally safe.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Art--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Nopiloa articulated figure.
Description
The Nopiloa culture produced elaborate press mold figures. This figure appears to be a male elite. He wears a tasseled headdress, large disc earrings, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and a dual strapped body covering with an elaborate raptor design. The purpose of this articulated figure is not known. The figure is in poor condition. There is a significant amount of wear, but no significant cracks. There is lots of fading and small scratches on the surfaces of the figure. The ears have holes. The arms and legs are attached to the torso of the figure's body by pins. Overall, the figure is fragile and not structurally safe.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Art--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Nopiloa articulated figure.
Description
The Nopiloa culture produced elaborate press mold figures. This figure appears to be a male elite. He wears a tasseled headdress, large disc earrings, a pendant necklace, bracelets, and a dual strapped body covering with an elaborate raptor design. The purpose of this articulated figure is not known. The figure is in poor condition. There is a significant amount of wear, but no significant cracks. There is lots of fading and small scratches on the surfaces of the figure. The ears have holes. The arms and legs are attached to the torso of the figure's body by pins. Overall, the figure is fragile and not structurally safe.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Art--Mexico--Nopiloa Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
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