prev - home - index - next This oddly-shaped figurine displays a very detailed painted rendering of a feather cloak, headdress, face paint and a so-called Tlaloc mask, associating it with the Rain/War deity. It probably depicts a mortuary bundle. Polychrome figurine Toltec Early Post-Classic (900-1250 A.D.) Tula, State of Hidalgo Clay with blue, black, white and yellow pigments. 20 x 14.5 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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