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Censer Symbolism and the State Polity in Teotihuacán
Ritual Ceramics at a Workshop in the Ciudadela, Teotihuacán: Catalog
by Carlos Múnera B. and Saburo Sugiyama
III. Anthropomorphic: Attributes of Deities and Characters.
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Photo No. 50.
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a , B. Mask. Character with Tlaloc attributes.
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Photo No. 51.
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a, b, c, d, e, f. Characters with Tlaloc attributes.
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Photo No. 52.
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a, b. Characters with Tlaloc attributes and frontal tying.
c. Character with circles on forehead and eyes.
d, e, f. Tlaloc-type fragments of nose and mouth.
h, i. Characters in profile. See
Photo 70. b.
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Photo No. 53.
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a, b, c, D, e . Tlaloc motif with water lily, variants.
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Photo No. 54.
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A, b . Figure in the shape of a drop with Tlaloc effigy, feather headdress and triple-mountain adornment in lower portion. See
Photo 180.
c, d, e, f, g. Variants (fragments) of the preceding figure.
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Photo No. 55.
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a, b, c, d. Figures in the shape of a drop with Tlaloc effigy and some sort of chest protector with a triple-mountain motif.
e, f. Variants of the preceding. See
Photo 180. A, b , F, g .
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Photo No. 56.
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a, b, c, d. Variants of the preceding photo.
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Photo No. 57.
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A, b , c, d, g, h, i . Tlaloc motifs with headdress variants.
c. Tlaloc motif carrying in his hand a serpentine feature with volutes. See
Photo 60. A, b . and
Photo 70. b.
E, f . Tlaloc motif; lower jaw with fang, arm and pectoral with three drops. Fragment.
J, k . Tlaloc motif with water lily. Fragment.
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Photo No. 58.
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a, b. Tlaloc "mustache cover" in disc, variants.
c, d. Tlaloc "mustache cover" in appliqués for figurines, variants.
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Photo No. 59.
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a. Plaque showing three fangs and bifid tongue.
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Photo No. 60.
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A, b . Tlaloc ray.
C, d . Tlaloc with Tlaloc ray.
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Photo No. 61.
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a. Head resembling Xipe Totec, with headdress of intertwined trapezoids.
b. Body of character apparently covered with a human skin.
c. Xipe Totec head.
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Photo No. 62.
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A, b , E, f . Feathered serpents. See
Photo 63. A, b , c.
C, d . Same motif with intertwined lines.
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Photo No. 63.
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A, b , c. Head fragments with volute eyebrow.
D, e . Tail fragment with rattle and feathers. See
Photo 64. E, f .
F, g . Feathered serpent with volutes. See
Photo 60. A, b .
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Photo No. 64.
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A, b , c, d, g, h. Serpent rattles.
E, f . Snake rattle with feathers. See
Photo 63. D, e .
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Photo No. 65.
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a, b. Warrior with feathered serpent headdress.
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Photo No. 66.
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A, b . Character with feathered serpent headdress.
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Photo No. 67.
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a, b. Fragments of character with feathered serpent headdress. See
Photo 65.
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Photo No. 68.
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a, b. Seated character with bending legs; the head is missing, but the arm with a bracelet may be seen; he holds an object similar to the molds with handles found at the workshop in the Ciudadela. See
Photo 214. A., variants.
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Photo No. 69.
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A, b , c , d , E, f . Characters, lower part of body.
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Photo No. 70.
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a, b, c, d, e. Characters, fragments.
b. Compare serpentine feature with
Photo 57. c. and the head with
Photo 52. h, i.
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Photo No. 71.
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A, b , C, d , e, F, g , h, i, j. Characters with bead necklace.
A, b , C, d , F, g , i, j. Characters with sphere nose plugs.
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Photo No. 72.
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A, b , C, d . Characters with necklace.
E, f . Character with a bifid tongue pectoral.
g. Character with earflares.
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Photo No. 73.
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A, b , C, d , e , f , g , h . Characters, fragments.
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Photo No. 74.
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a , B. Character with headdress, eye masks, and chin ornament.
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Photo No. 75.
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A, b . Character with headdress and butterfly nose pendant.
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Photo No. 76.
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A, b . Deformed character.
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Photo No. 77.
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a, b, c. Obese characters.
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Photo No. 78.
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A, b , C, d , E, f , g, h. Chubby-cheeked characters.
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Photo No. 79.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h. Fragments of molded bodies.
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Photo No. 80.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p. Flat little heads.
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Photo No. 81.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, j, k. Anthropomorphic, flat heads.
g, h, i. Heads, possibly monkey.
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Photo No. 82.
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a, b. Characters with attire.
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Photo No. 83.
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A, b , c, D, e , f. Female representations.
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Photo No. 84.
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a, b, c, e, f. Figurine bodies.
d, j. Bodies with rosette adornment.
g. Female with quechquémitl holding a baby.
h. Female with quechquémitl.
i. Female carrying something on her back.
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Photo No. 85.
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a. Character with arms tied to his body.
b. Similar to preceding one.
c. Flat figurine.
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Photo No. 86.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g. Bodies with molded figurines.
h. Body of articulated figurine.
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Photo No. 87.
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a. Figurine.
b. Molded figurine.
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Photo No. 88.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i. Molded figurines, prognathous, with coffee-grain-type eyes.
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Photo No. 89.
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a, b, c, d. Molded figurines, prognathous.
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Photo No. 90.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p. Molded figurines with incised eyes.
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Photo No. 91.
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a. Figurine head with absence of traits.
b. Figurine head, with protruding forehead. Molded.
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Photo No. 92.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g. Molded figurines with protruding forehead.
a. An identical piece with Tlaloc attributes is shown in Memoria del P.A.T. 80-82. INAH. V.1, p. 246, Photo 9.
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Photo No. 93.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n , o, p, q, r, s, t, u. Portrait-type figurine heads.
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Photo No. 94.
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a, b, c, d, e. Portrait-type figurines.
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Photo No. 95.
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A, b . Portrait-type figurine, similar to the mask form.
C, d , E, f , g . Portrait-type figurines.
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Photo No. 96.
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A, b , c. Portrait-type figurines.
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Photo No. 97.
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a, b. Small masks.
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Photo No. 98.
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a, b. Character with hanging lower lip.
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Photo No. 99.
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a, d, e. Head fragments.
b, c. Heads.
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Photo No. 100.
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a, b. Heads.
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Photo No. 101.
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a. Head with headdress, with discs over the eyes and sphere nose pendant.
b. Head with molded headdress.
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Photo No. 102.
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a, b, c. Heads with conical fringed headdress.
d, e, f. Heads with a three-tufted haircut.
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Photo No. 103.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i. Varied headdresses.
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Photo No. 104.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l. Varied headdresses.
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Photo No. 105.
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a . Character with feline buccal mask.
b. Character with headdress.
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Photo No. 106.
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a. Character with headdress and empty eye sockets.
b, e. Characters with removed flesh on noses and mouths.
c. Character with removed flesh and three drops on cranium.
d. Figurine head with perforations on the forehead.
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Photo No. 107.
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a, b, c, d, e, f, g . Elder characters.
a. Nose fragment.
d, e, f. Showing spherical nose plugs.
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Photo No. 108.
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a, b, c, d. Asymmetrical faces.
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Photo No. 109.
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a. Figurine head, fragment.
b, c. Bodies of articulated figurines.
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Photo No. 110.
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a. Figurine head.
b. Fragment of nose and mouth.
c. Fragment of nose and eye with feather adornment. See
Photo 66. b.
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Photo No. 111.
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a, b, c. Figurine heads with absence of traits.
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Photo No. 112.
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a, b, c. Appliqués on censer handles of a certain type.
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Photo No. 113.
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a, b, c, d, e. Appliqués on tripod vases.
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Photo No. 114.
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a. Fragment of molded figurine.
b. Fragment of miniature vessel. Both pieces are thin orange ceramic, of the kind known as: "egg-shell."
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Photo No. 115.
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a, b. Fragments of a Zapotecan-style mask; note the dental mutilation.
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Photo No. 116.
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a . Partial view of character wearing a mask in the shape of a bird beak. The arm is extended and pointing forward with the index. Fragment.
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Photo No. 117.
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a, b , c, d . Fragments of small masks.
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Photo No. 118.
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A, b , c, d , E, f , g , H, i , J, k , l, m. Fragments of small masks.
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Photo No. 119.
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a , B. Mask.
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Photo No. 120.
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A , b. Masks.
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Photo No. 121.
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a, b. Masks.
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Photo No. 122.
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A, b , C, d , E, f, g. Mask fragments representing an elder character.
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Photo No. 123.
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A, B, C, f, g, i. Extended hands.
k. Hand holding an object.
D, e , h, j, l, m, n, o, p, q, r. Hands in fists, note the bracelet and the lines of the hand.
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Photo No. 124.
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A, b . Arm with bracelet and wrist adornment.
c , D, E, f . Extended hand with bracelet.
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Photo No. 125.
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a, b, C, d , e, g. Hand holding an object, variants.
f. Extended hand. Molded fragment.
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Photo No. 126.
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a. Hand holding a vessel with a foamy substance. Note the rim drops.
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Photo No. 127.
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a, b. Pieces similar to the preceding one. See
Photo 126.
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Photo No. 128.
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a, b, c. Footprints.
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Photo No. 129.
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A, b. Footprints.
c, d. Fragments of flute representations with anthropomorphic adornment on the mouthpiece.
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