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This very elaborate vessel in the shape of an anthropomorphic head has been interpreted as the Mixtec equivalent of the Mexica deity Xochipilli-Macuilxóchitl, the patron of flowers.
Anthropomorphic vessel Mixtec Post-Classic (900-1521 A.D.) State of Oaxaca Clay with orange, red, black, yellow, white and blue piegments 29.3 x 24 cm. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico. Photo © Jorge Pérez de Lara |
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