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Aztec
& Mixtec Jade & Stone |
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Aztec Masks Carved Masks of Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stone Objects from the Aztec (Mexica) Culture of Central Mexico |
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Jade Head in Mouth of Snake Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century c. 1200-1519 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Aztec Mosaic Mask - 1300 CE (AD) Cleveland Museum of Art
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Aztec Mask Pendant of Coyolxauhqui. Jadeite. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University |
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Jade Mask, Aztec, Post Classic.
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Xipe Totec Jade mask Louvre |
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Aztec Stone Mask from Tenochtitlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aztec
Figurines Craved Figurines of Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stone Objects from the Aztec Culture of Central Mexico |
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Jade Figure of Tlaloc Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century c. 1200-1519 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Female Figurine Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century 1200-1519 CE (AD) Cleveland Museum of Art
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Aztec Figurine of the goddess Tlazoteotl, A.D. late 15th early 16th C. Aplite with garnet inclusions H. 8" (20.2 cm); W. 4 3/4" (12 cm); D. 5 7/8" (14.9 cm)
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Aztec Rabbit, A.D. late 15thearly 16th C. Jadeite H. 7 1/8" (18.1 cm); W. 3 5/8" (9.2 cm)
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Jade figure of an
eagle warrior - Aztec, AD 1325-1521 From Mexico British Museum Collection
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Aztec
Adornments Carved Pectorals & Pendants of Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stone Objects from the Aztec Culture of Central Mexico |
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Jade Pectoral or Plaque: Unknown Goddess -
Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century c. 1200-1519 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Aztec Mask Pendant of Coyolxauhqui. Jadeite. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
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Aztec Breast Plaque of the Goddess with Reptile-eye Glyph, Epiclassic. White alabaster-like stone. Collections of the Field Museum, Chicago |
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Aztec Gold & Jade labrette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aztec Fuchsite Figure Ca. 1000-1450 A.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aztec Jade &
Stone
Sculpture Larger Sculptures of Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stone Objects from the Aztec Culture of Central Mexico |
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AZTEC Quetzalcoatl, jade stone, 1350-1521, British Museum, London |
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Jaguar Skull found with Jade Ball in Mouth
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Life Size Squash (Pumpkin) with its Flower, porphyry with feldspar inclusions, Aztec, Late Post Classic. Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City |
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Stone inlaid skull featuring Obsidian Knife as a nose from Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aztec
Zoomorphs Carved Aminal Shaped Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stone Objects from the Azteca Culture of Central Mexico |
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Polished Stone Feline Central Mexico, Aztec, 13th-16th century c. 1200-1519 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Greenstone Monkey Central Mexico, Tacuba, Aztec, 13th-16th century c. 1200-1519 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Greenstone Snake Head |
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Aztec
Feathered Serpent Serpentine - Aztec Culture Central Mexico 1350 - 1521 C.E. h 10.5" x 13" d William Siegal Galleries Collection
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Aztec Fire serpent, A.D. late 15thearly 16th C. Quartz-diorite H. 17 1/8" (43.5 cm); D. 17 7/8" (45.7 cm)
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Aztec
Stone Weapons Carved & Shaped Jade, Obsidian, and Other Stone Weapon Objects from the Azteca Culture of Central Mexico |
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Aztec Flint & Obsidian Weapons |
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Anthropomorphic flint, from the Templo Mayor |
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Mixtec Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stone Objects from the Mixtec Culture of Central Mexico |
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Head of Tlaloc -
Mixtec, AD
1200-1521 - From Mexico - Height: 8.3 cm
This head represents the Rain God, Tlaloc, an important god in the Mesoamerican pantheon. Tlaloc can be recognized by the 'goggle' eyes and the fangs coming out of his mouth. Figurines similar to this piece, have been found as offerings in one of the twin shrines dedicated to Tlaloc at the Templo Mayor (Great Temple) of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital. British Museum Collection |
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Mixtec Jade Pendant with Scribe Figure Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century c. 700-1000 Cleveland Museum of Art |
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Mixtec Pendant,
12th–14th century Mexico; Mixtec - Greenstone; W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection
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Onyx Serpent Labret Mexico, Oaxaca, Xoxo, Mixtec 1200-1519 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Mixtec stone cup with glyph incised on base -
900-1521 CE (AD) - Oaxaca Smithsonian Collection
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Jade & Gold Pectoral Ornament Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan,, Mixtec or Aztec style 1200-1519 CE (AD) Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rain God Mask, 13th–14th century Mexico; Mixtec - Serpentine; H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) |
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Polished Stone Ball Game Yoke - Mexica (Aztec) 550-1150 CE (AD) - Valley of Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jade figurine of
Tlaloc -
Mixtec, AD 1200-1521 - From Mexico - Height: 11.8 cm
This figurine was carved by Mixtec artisans and represents Tlaloc, the Rain God. Tlaloc is often depicted with 'goggle eyes' and fangs coming out of his mouth. He is one of the most prominent deities at Teotihuacan (150 BC - AD 750). At Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, one of the twin shrines in the Great Temple was dedicated to Tlaloc, and here many offerings were made, including jade or greenstone figurines carved in the Mixtec style. British Museum Collection
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Jade Figurine Pendant Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style c. 1200-1519
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Mixtec Mosaic Human Skull from Monte Alban |
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Gold & turquoise mosaic Yanhuitlán Pectoral broach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mixtec Mosaic Human Skull from Monte Alban |
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Monkey
Vessel, 10th–13th century Mexico; Mixtec - Onyx marble, pyrite, shell; H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection |
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Mixtec Janeiform Stone Bead Ca. 800 A. D. |
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Mixtec Stone Carved Figure - Mexico, Ca. 800 AD. - speckled-green, carved stone figure |
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Mixtec Carved Figural Pendant/Amulet - Mexico, Ca. 800 to 1300 AD.
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