prev - home - index - next Popularly known as "la Gallina Loca" (the Crazy Hen), this unique piece probably depicts a raptorial bird with Underworld associations, given the fact that the marine elements it incorporates are often related to this realm. Bird-shaped vessel Teotihuacan Early Classic (300-550 A.D.) Teotihuacan, State of Mexico Clay, marine shells and greenstone 24 x 23.5 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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