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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 head from a mold-made figure.
Description
Flat "gingerbread" figures were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for air drying, firing, and painting. The figure was broken in a household context rather than a public building. The body has been lost. The male head, wearing a cotton turban has a bird attached, was a warrior.
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
Flat "gingerbread" figures were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for air drying, firing, and painting. The figure was broken in a household context rather than a public building. The body has been lost. The male head, wearing a cotton turban has a bird attached, was a warrior.
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
Flat "gingerbread" figures were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for air drying, firing, and painting. The figure was broken in a household context rather than a public building. The body has been lost. The male head, wearing a cotton turban has a bird attached, was a warrior.
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
Flat "gingerbread" figures were manufactured by pressing wet clay into clay molds. They were removed for air drying, firing, and painting. The figure was broken in a household context rather than a public building. The body has been lost. The male head, wearing a cotton turban has a bird attached, was a warrior.
Subject
[Aztec sculpture--Mexico., Ceramic sculpture--Mexico., Aztec art--Mexico., Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 600 and 1521
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