Vessel
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Teotihuacan
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. A.D. 400-500
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions:
height: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Dorothy K. Lowery
Object number: 41.7
Provenance: with Dorothy K. Lowery, Weslaco, TX, by 1941; by gift to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, TX, 1941; by transfer to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1994
Label Text
The curled lips and round eyes applied to this vessel are features associated with the rain god, Tlaloc. It was imperative to appess and feed Tlaloc to ensure a good growing season. Vessels such as this may have been important during ceremonies dedicated to Tlaloc (Bernadette Cap, 2022).
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