April 23, 2024
Mexican Folk Art Clay Pottery Aztec Temple of Quetzalcoatl Symbol Teotihuacan 14
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This rustic, Mexican clay pottery piece comes from the potters of the region of Teotihuacan, Mexico. It is a modern day piece made from artists that take their inspiration from the Aztec architecture of the city, and in this case, the Temple of the feathered serpent, also called the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl. It has a rustic, stone-like finish and great design. It measures 5" tall by 4 1/2" wide and 14" long. The hole on the head, which could hold copal to burn as an incense burner or a candle, measures 4 x 2 1/2".Teotihuacan (where this piece is from) was a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley of Mexico, located in the State of Mexico. Although it is a subject of debate whether Teotihuacan was the center of a state empire, its influence throughout Mesoamerica is well documented. It is still a mystery as to who built this amazing city. It was built by hand more than a thousand years before the swooping arrival of the Nahuatl-speaking Aztec in central Mexico. But it was the Aztec, descending on the abandoned site, no doubt falling awestruck by what they saw, who gave it a name: Teotihuacan. The city reached its zenith between 100 B.C. and A.D. 650 and supported a population of a hundred thousand. No matter its principal builders, scholars and evidence suggest that Teotihuacan hosted a patchwork of cultures
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