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Old Fire God Censer450–550 CE

Not on view
Two ceramic pedestal vessels with shallow bowls and flared bases, decorated with applied terracotta clay medallions and geometric forms, with loose fragments nearby
Polychrome ceramic figure with a red-painted face, large fan-shaped headdress, and layered body densely decorated with circular medallions, projecting forms, and feather-like elements in red, green, and ochre pigments.

Unknown, Censer of Fire God Quetzalpapalotl, 200–700 CE (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Old Fire God Censer
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
450–550 CE
Medium
Earthenware with postfire pigment
Dimensions
Censer: 27 3/4 × 14 15/16 in. (70.49 × 37.94 cm) Diameter (Base): 10 1/2 in. (26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
M.80.197.1a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.