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Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Copper human face pendant : 1.
Description
Metal: lost wax technique; copper; oxidized verdigris pattern
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico, Mixtec art--Mexico, Aztec art--Mexico, Tarascan art--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.]
Date
between 900 and 1200
Title
Zacatecas seated male.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 251 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated male.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 251 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated male.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 251 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated male.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 251 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated male.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 251 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated male.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 251 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zacatecas seated female.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Art--Mexico--Teocaltiche (Jalisco), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Anthropomorphic pendant.
Description
A natural gray-green stone (pebble) has been shaped into a human form. The back side of the stone is natural, but the front has been string-cut and conically drilled for suspension.
Subject
[Pendants (Jewelry)--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Decoration and ornament--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Art--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Standing Caesarean figure.
Description
The Mezcala culture in Guerrero is known for its stone sculptures of temples, abstract humans and animals. This large solid female ceramic type is unique. They didn't create other types of ceramic figurines. This figurine wears a headdress, ear ornaments and projections on her legs that could represent scarification or musical leg instruments. The groove from her chest to abdomen suggests ritual sacrifice or caesarian birth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Art--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Standing Caesarean figure.
Description
The Mezcala culture in Guerrero is known for its stone sculptures of temples, abstract humans and animals. This large solid female ceramic type is unique. They didn't create other types of ceramic figurines. This figurine wears a headdress, ear ornaments and projections on her legs that could represent scarification or musical leg instruments. The groove from her chest to abdomen suggests ritual sacrifice or caesarian birth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Art--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Standing Caesarean figure.
Description
The Mezcala culture in Guerrero is known for its stone sculptures of temples, abstract humans and animals. This large solid female ceramic type is unique. They didn't create other types of ceramic figurines. This figurine wears a headdress, ear ornaments and projections on her legs that could represent scarification or musical leg instruments. The groove from her chest to abdomen suggests ritual sacrifice or caesarian birth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Art--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Standing Caesarean figure.
Description
The Mezcala culture in Guerrero is known for its stone sculptures of temples, abstract humans and animals. This large solid female ceramic type is unique. They didn't create other types of ceramic figurines. This figurine wears a headdress, ear ornaments and projections on her legs that could represent scarification or musical leg instruments. The groove from her chest to abdomen suggests ritual sacrifice or caesarian birth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Art--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Standing Caesarean figure.
Description
The Mezcala culture in Guerrero is known for its stone sculptures of temples, abstract humans and animals. This large solid female ceramic type is unique. They didn't create other types of ceramic figurines. This figurine wears a headdress, ear ornaments and projections on her legs that could represent scarification or musical leg instruments. The groove from her chest to abdomen suggests ritual sacrifice or caesarian birth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Art--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Standing Caesarean figure.
Description
The Mezcala culture in Guerrero is known for its stone sculptures of temples, abstract humans and animals. This large solid female ceramic type is unique. They didn't create other types of ceramic figurines. This figurine wears a headdress, ear ornaments and projections on her legs that could represent scarification or musical leg instruments. The groove from her chest to abdomen suggests ritual sacrifice or caesarian birth.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Art--Mexico--Iguala de la Independencia, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C.
Title
Mezcala beaded necklace.
Description
Each bead was drilled, chipped, abraded, and polished before they were sorted by gradation; a very time-consuming task.
Subject
[Necklaces--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Beads--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Mezcala beaded necklace.
Description
Each bead was drilled, chipped, abraded, and polished before they were sorted by gradation; a very time-consuming task.
Subject
[Necklaces--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Beads--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Mezcala beaded necklace.
Description
Each bead was drilled, chipped, abraded, and polished before they were sorted by gradation; a very time-consuming task.
Subject
[Necklaces--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Beads--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Mezcala beaded necklace.
Description
Each bead was drilled, chipped, abraded, and polished before they were sorted by gradation; a very time-consuming task.
Subject
[Necklaces--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Beads--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Mezcala beaded necklace.
Description
Each bead was drilled, chipped, abraded, and polished before they were sorted by gradation; a very time-consuming task.
Subject
[Necklaces--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Beads--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Jewelry--Mexico--Guerrero (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 B.C.
Title
Xalitla mother and child.
Description
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Title
Xalitla mother and child.
Description
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Title
Xalitla mother and child.
Description
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Title
Xalitla mother and child.
Description
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Title
Xalitla mother and child.
Description
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Title
Xalitla mother and child.
Description
The Xalitla culture created detailed figurines: some verge on portraits, others are generic, many figures are individuals sitting or standing. Here, the mother appears to look at the observer, while the baby suckles her breast.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Xalitla, Art--Mexico--Xalitla, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 1500 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Mesoamerican 3/4 grooved axehead.
Description
A well-made axehead, probably from Mexico and the state of Guerrero. Artisans in Guerrero excelled in making stone objects. Greenstone was a favorite medium as it represented fertility and life.
Subject
[Axes--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Small tripodal bowl : mortar.
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 figurines called "gingerbread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Mezcala Site, Art--Mexico--Mezcala Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Small tripodal bowl : mortar.
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 figurines called "gingerbread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Mezcala Site, Art--Mexico--Mezcala Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
Title
Small tripodal bowl : mortar.
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 figurines called "gingerbread" flats, were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for drying, firing, and painting. Fingerprints on the back.
Subject
[Bowls (Tableware)--Mexico--Mezcala Site, Art--Mexico--Mezcala Site, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 400 B.C. and 100 A.D.
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