Ancient Mexico Art & Artifacts Panels G

ANCIENT MEXICO Ancient Mexico Images on a Granite Bay Graphic Design Microsite GBD MICROSITE
COLLECTION G: All images are from tracings of original pottery stamps.

Mexico City | Yucatan | Tlatilco

Art and Artifacts from Ancient Mexico on Granite Bay Graphic Design

“Archaeology is the only branch of anthropology where we kill our informants in the process of studying them.”Kent V. Flannery

Art and Artifacts from Ancient Mexico on Granite Bay Graphic Design

Teotihuacan | Oaxaca | Mexico City

Art and Artifacts from Ancient Mexico on Granite Bay Graphic Design

Top row left and right: Braziers, trophies, shields. Second row, left to right: 1. Top: A hummingbird (Huitzizillin) from Yucatan. 1. Bottom: Bird design from Mexico City. Middle top: Dog’s from Mexico City. Middle bottom: Unidentified animal from Tlatilco. Right: Lizards from Teotihuacan. Third row: A human figure. Bottom row, left to right: 1. A sun emblem from Oaxaca. 2. Of unknown origin. 3. Symbols of the god called “Five Flowers” (Macuilxochitl).

* All images were scanned from two different books, each by the same author and each with the same title, “Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico” by Jorge Enciso.

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