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This is an almost identical representation of a well-known clay figurine from Cuicuilco that has been identified as the Old Fire God. Its depiction as an aged man carrying a brazier is fairly standard and apparently carried on unchanged for a long time.


Representation of a deity
Teotihuacan
Early Classic (300-550 A.D.)
Teotihuacan, State of Mexico
Volcanic tuff
65 x 67 cm.
National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico.

Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara