Detail View: The AMICA Library: Mural Fragment
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1963.252
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexico, Teotihuacan, Tlacuilapaxco Structure, 7th-8th Century
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Title:
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Mural Fragment
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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600-750
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Creation Start Date:
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600
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Creation End Date:
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750
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Materials and Techniques:
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fresco
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Creation Place:
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Mexico
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 83.2cm x 116.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1963.252
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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Frescoes adorned portico walls in many of Teotihuacan's apartment compounds. Once part of a larger procession, the profile figure wears an elaborate costume, with an animal-head helmet, sprays of long plumes, and jewelry. One hand holds an incense bag and the other pours an offering. A large scroll decorated with symbols of preciousness emanates from the mouth, indicating chanting or song. To either side of the figure is a rectangular bundled object, into which cut maguey leaves are thrust. This plant was used in ancient times to produce pulque, a sacred intoxicant; tequila is made from it today. The sharp spines of the maguey plant were also used to pierce the skin for sacrificial bloodletting.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1963.252.tif
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