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Temple Model ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Mezcala |
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Title |
Temple Model |
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Description |
English: The Mezcala sculptural style of Guerrero emphasizes geometric abstraction in both human figures and architectural models. Few examples have been found in their original context, and thus the function, meaning, and even the length of time during which the style was in use remain ill defined. Contributing to the question of chronology is the fact that other Mesoamerican peoples, from the latter centuries of the Late Formative to the Late Postclassic periods (200-1500 CE), acquired and preserved these works as heirlooms. They have been found at sites throughout Mexico, and large numbers were excavated from ritual caches in the Templo Mayor, the main temple of the fifteenth-century Mexica (Aztecs) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). In the twentieth century, the minimalistic Mezcala artworks fascinated the Mexican artist and cultural historian Miguel Covarrubias, who compared them favorably to other sculptural traditions such as the celebrated Cycladic style of ancient Greece. This example features the typical Mezcala four-columned structure atop a pyramidal platform articulated by apron-moldings on the uppermost tier. A central staircase leads into the structure at the midpoint between the columns. A lone figure stands between the columns and inside the structure. No buildings of this type have survived in Guerrero, however, which leaves open the question of whether this carving faithfully represents the architectural traditions of the region during the Formative and Classic periods. |
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Date | 300 BC-AD 500 (?) (Terminal Formative-Early Classic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium |
stone medium QS:P186,Q22731 |
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Dimensions |
height: 19.4 cm (7.6 in); width: 15.5 cm (6.1 in); depth: 2 cm (0.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,19.4U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,15.5U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,2U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
2009.20.4 |
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Place of creation | Central Río Balsas area | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | Gift of John Bourne, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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