Reproduction of a Teotihuacan-Maya tripod vessel featuring a procession of three priests, two jaguars, and a quetzal bird in bas-relief. The designs were created using negative space reduction and incised lines, and the form of the vessel is the characteristic tripod--each with a cut shell and feather motif--from the Teotihuacan and Maya during the Classic Period in Mexico (ca. 300-600 CE). The upper band features a twisted rope indicative of borders/edges and suggestive of auto-sacrificial ceremonies associated with the vessel. Each priest is identified by their feathered costumes, holding a copal incense bag in one hand and a rattle device in the other. The jaguars precede two of the priests, riding on volutes that connote speech/prayer and smoke. The quetzal bird appears in front of the third priest, residing on an altar made of the cut-shell motif and volutes. The dimensions are 4 5/8” tall and 4 in diameter, in scale with other fine vases created during this epoch in Mexico.
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