[Aztlan] Striking newly discovered figurines from Teotihuacan

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

The present exhibition on Teotihuacan at the National Museum in Mexico  
City has on display some very striking pieces just recently excavated.  
One of the pieces was broken into 300 pieces when found. That piece is  
now restored and is one of the most unique figurines ever found at  
Teotihuacan. That piece is dated to 300 CE and is made of serpentine,  
calcite, dolomite, jade and obsidian. Another very large figurine was  
made of travertine. (The article cited below mistakenly identifies  
this as marble. Kim Goldsmith, our listero at Teotihuacan, provided me  
with the corrected information). This figurine was ritually destroyed  
and it shows the burn and cut marks of the destruction.

You can see a very large photo of the striking serpentine figurine  
here at Art Knowledge News;
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2009-08-05-00-00-00-restored-teotihuacan-effigy-exhibited-at-national-museum-of-anthropology.html

A tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/mq4r2s

A photo of the large figurine of travertine can be found in the  
virtual gallery of the exhibition published online by INAH.

Go here to see the Exhibition home page in English;
http://culturainah.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=108&Itemid=53

A tiny URL;
http://tinyurl.com/lsh3au

Then click on fotos on the bar on the left under the multimedia  
heading. Then go over to the 8th photo and click on it and you can see  
the large travertine figurine dug up at the Pyramid of the Moon in  
recent years.

Mike Ruggeri

Mike Ruggeri's Teotihuacan; City of the Gods
http://tinyurl.com/2nrs9d

Mike Ruggeri's Teotihuacan Art Portfolio
http://tinyurl.com/6ovgvf











Another sculpture restored by INAH to be exhibited at the Teotihuacan  
show is the “Xalla Captive”, the greatest anthropomorphic  
representation of the exhibit, was carved in marble and gives account  
of ritual and intentional destruction performed by ancient Teotihuacan  
people, since it presents burns and cuts.