GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The distinctive Veracruz ceramic style attributed to the Los Tuxtlas region often features small decorated ceramic bowls. This example depicts a large feathered serpent, with open mouth and patterned snake body. The feathered serpent was an important deity in Mesoamerica, often referred to as Quetzalcoatl or Kukulkan. The iconography associated with this deity usually refers to the duality of earth and sky and is also commonly associated with water, rain, and lightning. Several other serpent deities also existed in the pantheon of Mesoamerican gods, with similar associations.
Elaine Higgins Smith, Digital Collections Content Coordinator, 2016.
Drawn from
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1977.52], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Bowl with ceremonially costumed figures (1977.52)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 41.
- Mary Ellen Miller and Karl A. Taube, "Quetzalcoatl," in The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya: an illustrated dictionary of Mesoamerican religion (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993): 141-142.
NOTES
Early Postclassic period, 900–1200 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 06/19/14; no culture noted.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Gulf Coast Mesoamerican styles: AAT: 300108063
Classic Veracruz styles: AAT: 300017056
Late Classic Veracruz: AAT: 300266231
Geography
Veracruz (state): TGN: 7005599
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Los Tuxtlas (volcano): TGN: 7379719
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
slab method (pottery technique): AAT: 300053905
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
mineral pigment: AAT: 300375550
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 30053869
tripods (stands): AAT: 300164679
tripod vessels (vessels / containers by form): DMA
Historical periods
Postclassic (Mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016987
Early Postclassic period (Mesoamerican periods and styles): AAT: 300016989
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
figures: AAT: 300189808
supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947
animals: DMA
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
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PROVENANCE
Until 1970: Robert L. Huber, Milwaukee [1], [2], [3]
From 1970: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase, purchased from the above [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Invoice from Robert L. Huber (dated January 03, 1970, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Collection Record Form (n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated January 28, 1970, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The Dallas Arts Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
The distinctive Veracruz ceramic style attributed to the Los Tuxtlas region often features small decorated ceramic bowls. This example depicts a large feathered serpent, with open mouth and patterned snake body. The feathered serpent was an important deity in Mesoamerica, often referred to as Quetzalcoatl or Kukulkan. The iconography associated with this deity usually refers to the duality of earth and sky and is also commonly associated with water, rain, and lightning. Several other serpent deities also existed in the pantheon of Mesoamerican gods, with similar associations.
Elaine Higgins Smith, Digital Collections Content Coordinator, 2016.
Drawn from
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1977.52], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Bonnie Pitman, ed., "Bowl with ceremonially costumed figures (1977.52)," in Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012), 41.
- Mary Ellen Miller and Karl A. Taube, "Quetzalcoatl," in The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya: an illustrated dictionary of Mesoamerican religion (New York: Thames and Hudson, 1993): 141-142.
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Notes
Early Postclassic period, 900–1200 C.E. (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 06/19/14; no culture noted.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Gulf Coast Mesoamerican styles: AAT: 300108063
Classic Veracruz styles: AAT: 300017056
Late Classic Veracruz: AAT: 300266231
Geography
Veracruz (state): TGN: 7005599
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Los Tuxtlas (volcano): TGN: 7379719
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
glazing (coating): AAT: 300053914
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
slab method (pottery technique): AAT: 300053905
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
mineral pigment: AAT: 300375550
burnishing (polishing): AAT: 30053869
tripods (stands): AAT: 300164679
tripod vessels (vessels / containers by form): DMA
Historical periods
Postclassic (Mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016987
Early Postclassic period (Mesoamerican periods and styles): AAT: 300016989
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
funerary objects: AAT: 300234126
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
figures: AAT: 300189808
supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947
animals: DMA
serpents (snakes/Serpentes suborder): AAT: 300250870
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1970: Robert L. Huber, Milwaukee [1], [2], [3]
From 1970: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase, purchased from the above [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is Invoice from Robert L. Huber (dated January 03, 1970, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Collection Record Form (n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated January 28, 1970, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The Dallas Arts Association is the predecessor to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name was abandoned in 1970. Works from this collection were transferred to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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