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Preclassic/Formative Period Mesoamerican Figurines: Researched by Grace Young

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The word most commonly used to describe the occurrence of small, solid, ceramic figurines is “ubiquitous,” as they are found everywhere in Mesoamerica.  Throughout the Preclassic/Formative period (1500 BCE-250 CE) archaeological sites, figurines such as the objects in this display have been recovered in large numbers.  While the find sites for these five figurines is unknown, a … [Read more...] about Preclassic/Formative Period Mesoamerican Figurines: Researched by Grace Young

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 2500-1000 BCE, central mexican cultures, central mexico, ceramics, early preclassic/formative period, olmec cultures, preclassic/formative period

Mesoamerican Sculptures in Reproduction: Researched by Jordan Seyer

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

Cultures throughout Mesoamerica produced ceramic figurines from the earliest periods through the time of contact with Europeans.  These figurines depicted people of all levels of status, from common people to rulers, and the figurines also depicted deities.  The study of ceramic figurines also illustrates how depictions of deities changed and developed through time.  The … [Read more...] about Mesoamerican Sculptures in Reproduction: Researched by Jordan Seyer

Filed Under: 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, central mexican cultures, classic period, kulkulcan, maya culture, maya mestizo cultures, mexican mestizo cultures, olmec cultures, pitao cozobi, preclassic/formative period, quetzalcoatl, reproductions, teotihuacan, zapotec culture

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  • 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
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