Creations from Teotihuacan
Artifacts from the Sun, Moon, and Feathered Serpent temples and other complexes at Teotihuacan, “Place where men become Gods”, on temporary display at LA County Museum of Art on 6-30-2018
Incised marine snail shell, 150-250 AD, depicting a type of supernatural crocodile (?)
Vessel with Procession of Figures and Animals. Ceramic. 550-650 AD
Ceramic storm god disk, 350-550
Stone skull from the Sun Pyramid, 300-450 AD
Mirror back with owl warrior. Ceramic with (now missing) pyrite mirror. 550-650 AD
Feline sculpture, from the Sun Pyramid. Andesite stone and pigments. 100-500 AD
Ceramic feline head vessel. 200-350 AD
Stone rattlesnake tail, from the Sun pyramid. 300-400 AD
Fire drill stone pillar, from the Sun pyramid. 300-350 AD
Incised drain cover and plug, depicting a 5-pointed star with a serpent tongue. Basalt and tezontle (red volcanic rock). 450-550 AD
Trapeze and Ray, from Street of the Dead complex, 150-550 AD. Stone, stucco, and pigments
Stone mosaic jaguar. Volcanic stone, stucco, and pigments. 400 AD
Ceramic feline and avian sculptures, from the Moon Plaza, 200-600 AD
Host figurines (like Russian nesting dolls), ceramic and pigments, 500 AD
Avian Effigy Vessel. Ceramic, shells, greenstone, and stucco. 250-350 AD
Mural fragment of bird with shield and spear. Earthen aggregate, lime plaster, and mineral pigments. 500-550 AD
Tripod vessel with blowgunner, 450-550 AD
Mural fragment with storm god impersonator (with corn). Earthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigments. 350-550 AD
Mural fragment with feathered feline. Earthen aggregate, stucco, mineral pigments. 500-550 AD
Tassel headdress mural fragment with talon glyph. Earthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigments. "These figures, who wear eye goggles and tasseled headdresses characteristic of elite warriors, scatter incense or seeds. From their mouths emerge scrolls bearing jewels and sprouting flowers, signaling the flowery speech of prayers"
Mural fragment of figure with claws. Earthen aggregate, lime plaster, and mineral pigments. 500-550 AD. "This mural fragment portrays an enigmatic entity with clawed, bejeweled hands and a prominent mouth. Emanating from the mouth is a speech scroll marked with flowers, indicating that the speech or song is a prayer"
Feathered serpent and flowering trees. Earthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigments. 500-550 AD
Head of the feathered serpent and flowering trees
Tail of the feathered serpent
Coyotes devouring a deer. Earthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigments. 300-400 AD
Fragment from the mural of mythological animals. Earthen aggregate, stucco, mineral pigments. 250-350 AD
Head of the feathered serpent
Tail of the feathered serpent