Title
figurine
Identifier
Description
Clay statuette; representation of Tlaloc with elaborate loincloth, neck ornament and headdress. Inscription: Old label: 146+4
Date
Early: 1500
Format
H: 77 mm W: 44 mm
Coverage
America Mexico Teotihuacan Sam.Miguel Amantla
Creator
McPherson,John Dr
Relation
clay fired.clay
Contributor
McPherson, John Dr
Abstract
Clay figurines appear in the graves and household debris of the earliest farmers in Mexico and continued to be made and used by successive civilisations until the Spanish Conquest. Those made by the village farming communities of the Mexican Neolithic most often represent women, with exaggeration of the breasts and buttocks perhaps reflecting a concern with human fertility and increase. Images of the later period, especially those from the great classical city of Teotihuacan, illustrate a variety of gods and human types, reflecting the richness and diversity of an elaborate priest-temple cult.
UUID
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