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Panel1200–1400

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Painted rectangular panel with rounded corners, featuring a stepped fret border in red and yellow surrounding a densely decorated central field with three stacked abstracted figures in brick red on cream
Rectangular stone or plaster panel with rounded corners, pale gray-white surface showing extensive weathering and flaking, with remnants of red and ochre pigment concentrated along the lower edge and scattered across the face.
Rectangular ceramic plaque with rounded corners, decorated in red and cream with densely incised geometric and curvilinear patterns across three horizontal registers, bordered by a stepped-fret motif.
Painted stone relief with deep red pigment on a pale ground, featuring dynamic diagonal figures and interlocking geometric forms at center, bordered by zigzag and step-fret patterns along the edges.
Carved and painted stone relief with deep red pigment on a tan ground, featuring a central human-like figure in angular, geometric style surrounded by bands of zigzag, stepped, and linear motifs.
Stone relief panel with deeply incised figural and geometric designs in deep red pigment on a cream ground, depicting a striding figure with elaborate headdress, surrounded by geometric border registers.
Detail of a painted wooden surface with bold red-on-cream geometric and figural decoration, featuring zigzag borders, parallel bands, and angular human or deity figures in a pre-Columbian style.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel corner, painted in deep red and cream with dense geometric patterns including stepped frets, zigzag borders, and interlocking rectilinear motifs; surface shows age-worn pigment.
Title
Panel
Place Made
Mexico, Oaxaca/Guerrero border region
Date Made
1200–1400
Medium
Ceramic with post-fire pigments (white, red, yellow)
Dimensions
33 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (85.09 x 44.45 x 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor through the 2011 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2011.31
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Fields, Virginia M. Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico. London: Scala; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.

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