COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1965.20
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CMA_.1965.20
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
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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Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Teotihuacán
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Teotihuacan
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Mexico, Teotihuacan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Basin
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Basin
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
400-750
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400-750
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
400
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400
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
750
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750
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
earthenware with fresco
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earthenware with fresco
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Ceramic
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Ceramic
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Mexico, Teotihuacan
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Mexico, Teotihuacan
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Diameter: 35cm
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Diameter: 35cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1965.20
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1965.20
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This is one of the largest and most beautiful fresco-decorated vessels surviving from Teotihuacan. The vessel was constructed of clay and allowed to partially dry before the interior and underside were burnished. The exterior walls were left unpolished to facilitate the plaster's adhesion. After the vessel's firing, a coating of plaster was applied and painted with mineral pigments while still moist. The result is a brilliantly colored but fragile painted surface. The principal motif is a feathered rattlesnake (called Quetzalcoatl by the later Aztecs) with dangling human hearts and eyes surrounded by green disks. The subject matter probably relates to agricultural fertility, symbolized by the luxurious green of quetzal feathers and jade, along with the wet, glistening eyes.
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This is one of the largest and most beautiful fresco-decorated vessels surviving from Teotihuacan. The vessel was constructed of clay and allowed to partially dry before the interior and underside were burnished. The exterior walls were left unpolished to facilitate the plaster's adhesion. After the vessel's firing, a coating of plaster was applied and painted with mineral pigments while still moist. The result is a brilliantly colored but fragile painted surface. The principal motif is a feathered rattlesnake (called Quetzalcoatl by the later Aztecs) with dangling human hearts and eyes surrounded by green disks. The subject matter probably relates to agricultural fertility, symbolized by the luxurious green of quetzal feathers and jade, along with the wet, glistening eyes.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1965.20.tif
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CMA_.1965.20.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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