Masterworks of Mexican Art: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present, Issue 7 |
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... Basalt . 26 / 8x71 / 8 " . Tajín II : A.D. 650-1000 . ( Coatepec , Ver . ) . 629. Palma In the shape of a reptile , with its body vertical and its tail coiled in a circle . Head and forelegs very stylized . Basalt . 205 / 8x87 / 8 ...
... Basalt . 26 / 8x71 / 8 " . Tajín II : A.D. 650-1000 . ( Coatepec , Ver . ) . 629. Palma In the shape of a reptile , with its body vertical and its tail coiled in a circle . Head and forelegs very stylized . Basalt . 205 / 8x87 / 8 ...
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... Basalt . 133 / 4x57 / 8 " . Aztec : A.D. 1324-1521 . ( Mexico ) . 800. Macehual Man of the people , represented as a semi - nude man , dressed in a loincloth , the one garment the common man had the right to wear . One hand rests on the ...
... Basalt . 133 / 4x57 / 8 " . Aztec : A.D. 1324-1521 . ( Mexico ) . 800. Macehual Man of the people , represented as a semi - nude man , dressed in a loincloth , the one garment the common man had the right to wear . One hand rests on the ...
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... Basalt . 71 / 8x 5/8 " . Aztec : A.D. 1324-1521 . ( Mexico ) . 811. Head of an eagle knight * One of the two military orders . Ornaments re- served for the dignitaries and the great army leaders . Represents a person with a headdress in ...
... Basalt . 71 / 8x 5/8 " . Aztec : A.D. 1324-1521 . ( Mexico ) . 811. Head of an eagle knight * One of the two military orders . Ornaments re- served for the dignitaries and the great army leaders . Represents a person with a headdress in ...
Contents
PreClassic Cultures I | 1 |
The La Venta Civilization Olmecs | 12 |
The Cultures of the Pacific Coast | 32 |
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adorned animals architecture arms artistic Aztec Basalt brown called Carrillo Gil century ceramics Ceremonial City civilization Classic Maya Colima Coll colors cotta dead decorated deity dress elements engraved expression eyes F. V. Field face feathers female figure figure figurines flat flowers forms fresco funeral Green hands head headdress human important influence Isla jade jaguar Jaina late period legs Lithograph maize male Mexican Mexico middle MNAM Monte Albán motifs mouth Museo Museo de Antropología Museo Regional necklace nude Oaxaca Ochre terracotta Oil on canvas Olmec ornaments paint person polished polished terracotta polychrome Pre-classic Quetzalcoatl rain Red polished religious Remojadas representation representing round sculpture shape sitting Small snake Standing Stavenhagen stone style symbol Tajín technique Temple Teotihuacán terra Tlatilco Toltec Totonac traces Valley Veracruz vessel warriors West Coast culture wood