Teotihuacan Pottery Seated Figure anglosaxon and their imagery may have

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These vessels varied in size

The painting style is bold

this elegant vessel offers a compelling window into the artistic traditions and symbolic language of one of pre-Columbian Peru’s most innovative coastal societies

Accession Number: 68

Teotihuacan Pottery Seated Figure anglosaxon and their imagery may havePre Columbian Era, c. 400600 AD, Teotihuacan, Valley of Mexico An exceptional and rare hand built pottery figure depicting a seated male of elite or noble status, likely representing a chieftain or lord. The figure is shown seated cross legged with both hands resting on the knees, wearing an applied circular loincloth or beltan attribute associated with authority and rank. The characteristically triangular face displays a striking and expressive