title: Mural of the great goddess Teotihuacan
Artist/Culture: Tetihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
I chose this piece of work due to the flatness of the image and how there is a significant connection of the expression of the people to one of their gods.
Artist/ Culture: Tetihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
I chose this image due to how the Aztecs used the skins of the Jaguars for traditional ceremonies .
title: teotihuacan incensario lid
artist/culture: Tetihuacan
Date: A.D. 450- 650
I chose this piece due to the use of man and an animal, the warrior looking out while a bat like figure is perched over the face of the warrior.
Title: Piramide del Sol
Artist/ culture: Tetihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
This structure is probably one of the most inspirational products of man in the Americas. It was created at a time that only manual labor was the only means of creating something so massive and sturdy.
Title: Feathered serpent
Artist/culture: Tetihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
The use of stone was used to create mythical creatures combing a bird and a snake. Its really interesting how the culture was so talented in architecture.
Title: large stone statue
Artist/culture: Tetihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
This sculpture caught my attention due to the use of shapes, I like how it has balance of a more circular/ wavyness to it and as you go lower to the base the shapes become more square and rectangular.
Title: Eagle Mural
Artist/culture: Tetihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
I really do love looking at the murals from this ancient city, I really wish I would understand the perspective of these ancient people and how much impact the animals had in their lives.
Title: Teotihuacan stone head
Artist/culture: Teotihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
I always found masks to be fascinating, they imply a sense of a trade in identity. But every mask can be a means of identity for cultures and their traditions.
Title: Teotihuacan Figure
Artist/culture: Teotihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
Just seeing the implied balance in this small figure really does show that these ancient people understood the principles of design.
Title: Teotihuacan Vase
Artist/culture: Teotihuacan
Date: 200/ 600 AD
This vase seems interesting in its use as a medium, I don’t think it really is the direct focus of the individual that created it, but the designs carved into it really makes it remarkable.
