Maya style pottery engraved with golfers
This is a Maya style pottery from Yucatan, Mexico, made around 600-1000 AD. The diameter of this pottery is 18.1 x 15.6 centimeters, and the overall height is 18 centimeters. This pottery depicts the image of a Maya player wearing heavy protective gear to prevent injury during the game. This pottery is currently housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Moxijia Fire Snake Stone Carving
This sculpture showcases all the features of the fire snake Xiuhcoatl, blending reality and mythical creatures, including its snake head, short legs, claws, and curved nose. The end of the tail of the fire snake is composed of the traditional Mexican year symbol (xihuitl): a triangle resembling a sun ray symbol and two intertwined trapezoids. This work may be used to decorate buildings. According to Mexican antique collector Guillermo Dupex, it comes from Texcoco, a city on the east coast of Lake Mexico where the Mexican capital of Tenochtitlan was founded. This sculpture is currently located at the British Museum
The bronze statue of the Casagrande civilization, 'Pachime Rattlesnake Turtle'
The name of the cultural relic is Pachime Rattlesnake Turtle, which is made of copper and was made in Pachime, Chihuahua, Mexico. This place is the political center of the Casagrande civilization, which is one of the most prominent and complex cultures in northern Mexico and southwestern United States. The production period of this cultural relic was around 1200 AD. This period was the peak of the Casagrande culture, which had a widespread influence in northern Mexico and southwestern United States. The statue is made by the lost wax method, which requires the destruction of the mold, so there are no two identical works. The statue is now part of the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico.
Xipe T ó tec Mexican Cultural Sculpture
This ceramic sculpture represents the god Xipe T ó tec ("Our Master, the Skinned Man"). It was discovered by Swedish archaeologists in 1932. This sculpture is currently housed in the Teotihuacan exhibition hall of the National Museum of Anthropology (MNA) in Mexico. Xipe T ó tec is a god of life, death, and resurrection in Mexican culture, as well as a god of agriculture, plants, the East, disease, and goldsmiths. This sculpture has two different human bodies: a complete human body below, and on top of it is the skin and some tissues of a victim.
Colorful ceremonial tray from the lobby of Tomb No. 2 in the state of Oaxaca, southern Mexico
This is a cultural relic located at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico. This artwork is a colorful ceremonial plate from the front chamber of the second tomb in Zaachila, Oaxaca state. This type of ceremonial plate is usually used in special ceremonies or celebrations, and may be used to worship deities or ancestors, or as a symbolic gift.
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