Teotihuacan Pottery Seated Figure anglosaxon Accession Number: 1989

Accession Number: 1989

served as burial chambers for ancestors and were lavishly filled with offerings

Numbering around 150

Accession Number: 68

Age-related wear and signs of erosion

Teotihuacan Pottery Seated Figure anglosaxon Accession Number: 1989Pre Columbian Era, c. 400600 AD, Teotihuacan, Valley of Mexico An exceptional and rare hand built pottery figure depicting a seated male of elite or noble status, likely representing a chieftain or lord. The figure is shown seated cross legged with both hands resting on the knees, wearing an applied circular loincloth or beltan attribute associated with authority and rank. The characteristically triangular face displays a striking and expressive