COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.364
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MMA_.1979.206.364
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Bowls with three sturdy feet and more or less straight sides are so identified with central highland Teotihuacan that their presence anywhere else in Mexico is considered evidence of the great city's influence. Teotihuacan tripods were made in a wide range of size, color, and surface treatment, and were widely disseminated in ancient Mesoamerica, whether by trade or by warfare is not completely resolved. The present example is reported to be from a burial site in the Basin of Mexico called Santiago Ahuizotla, which is known to have been dug in the 1940s by local inhabitants. The surface is carved in very low relief; the main motif is a large feathered headdress. Smaller symbols are stacked in the center of the headdress?a half-star at the top, a feathered eye in the center, and a "reptile-eye" at the bottom. Scholars associate the reptile-eye with mortuary symbolism, underscoring the probable burial function of the vessel.
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Bowls with three sturdy feet and more or less straight sides are so identified with central highland Teotihuacan that their presence anywhere else in Mexico is considered evidence of the great city's influence. Teotihuacan tripods were made in a wide range of size, color, and surface treatment, and were widely disseminated in ancient Mesoamerica, whether by trade or by warfare is not completely resolved. The present example is reported to be from a burial site in the Basin of Mexico called Santiago Ahuizotla, which is known to have been dug in the 1940s by local inhabitants. The surface is carved in very low relief; the main motif is a large feathered headdress. Smaller symbols are stacked in the center of the headdress?a half-star at the top, a feathered eye in the center, and a "reptile-eye" at the bottom. Scholars associate the reptile-eye with mortuary symbolism, underscoring the probable burial function of the vessel.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Teotihuacan
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Teotihuacan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Tripod Vessel
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Tripod Vessel
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
4th?5th century
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4th?5th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
300
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300
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
499
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499
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ceramic, red ocher
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Ceramic, red ocher
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Mexico
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Mexico
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
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H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.206.364
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1979.206.364
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1979.206.364.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.364.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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