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Title
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Description
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Description
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Description
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Description
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Description
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Molcajete : shallow tripodal bowl with rattle legs.
Description
Superb ceramic, metal, stone, and textile crafts were produced by Mixtec artisans. This simple, but elegant tripodal bowl with rattle legs served as a molcajete. The incised tondo contains a central grinding surface surrounded by a floral and circular motif, which means precious eagle feather bundles.
Subject
[Pottery--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic bowls--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
Title
Stone fragment : Mictlantecuhtli : Lord of death.
Description
The Nahuatl word "tecuhtli" means "Lord" and "mictlan" means "the underworld." Therefore, Mictlantecuhtli means Lord of the Underworld or Death. He rules the realm of the dead with his wife, Mictlancihuatl.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Sculpture--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Mixtec art--Mexico--Oaxaca (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1532
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