COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.585
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MMA_.1979.206.585
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The figural sculpture of Teotihuacan, a large, cosmopolitan, and politically powerful city, emphasized idealized forms and restrained expression. Economy of line typifies the well-known works, such as the male and female sculptures and the array of masks that are stylistically identified with the ancient metropolis. This figure exemplifies the idealized Teotihuacan type. Yet at the same time, the defined modeling of the head, torso, and arms contrasts with the reduced form more characteristic of the style. It is possible that works such as these stone figures and masks originally had inlaid eyes and teeth, probably shell and obsidian inlays, and that they were actually dressed for special occasions.
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The figural sculpture of Teotihuacan, a large, cosmopolitan, and politically powerful city, emphasized idealized forms and restrained expression. Economy of line typifies the well-known works, such as the male and female sculptures and the array of masks that are stylistically identified with the ancient metropolis. This figure exemplifies the idealized Teotihuacan type. Yet at the same time, the defined modeling of the head, torso, and arms contrasts with the reduced form more characteristic of the style. It is possible that works such as these stone figures and masks originally had inlaid eyes and teeth, probably shell and obsidian inlays, and that they were actually dressed for special occasions.
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
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Creator Name-CRT:
Teotihuacan
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Teotihuacan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Standing Figure
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Standing Figure
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
3rd?7th century
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3rd?7th century
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
200
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200
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
699
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699
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Greenstone
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Greenstone
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Mexico
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Mexico
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
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H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Dimensions
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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:
1979.206.585
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1979.206.585
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
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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
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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_1979.206.585.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.585.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false