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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Figure

Artist/Maker Mezcala Central Mexico
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
CultureMezcala
Mediumgreenstone
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. (14 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Fitzmorris
Terms
    Object number2006.36.5
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    • Art of the Ancient Americas
    DescriptionThis human figure illustrates the schematic characteristics typical of the Mezcala style. The head is oval with barely delineated facial features. Both arms and legs have been cut into the stone in a deliberately simple way. Hundreds of human figurines such as this one, made from highly prized greenstone, were found in the different construction stages of the Templo Mayor in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Their careful positioning facing south and their distribution on several stone offering boxes have led scholars to suggest such figures illustrate the significance of the rich Guerrero region for the economic and political success of the Aztecs.
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Teotihuacán
    ca. 250-550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Aztec
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Male Figure
    Aztec
    ca. 1350-1521
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Bowl
    Mixtec
    ca. 1200-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dog
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 200-1550 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Vase
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 300-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mask
    Olmec
    ca. 1500-400 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Funerary Urn
    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Agricultural Deity or Priest Figure
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 1200-1400
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Divination Stone (Pulidore)
    Mezcala
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
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