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Abstract. This study explores the identification and gender attribution of the “Great Goddess of Teotihuacan through re-examining what purportedly ” constitutes feminine and masculine in these representations.
17 lut 2015 · The most important deity at Teotihuacan seems to have been, unusually for Mesoamerica, a female. The Spider Goddess was a creator deity and is represented in murals and sculpture and typically wears a fanged mask similar to a spider's mouth.
Teotihuacan, the largest city of the ancient Americas, is renowned for the large scale and ceremonial grandeur of its monumental architecture, introduction of collectivized residential structures, and development of many complex arts.
Notable for monumental sculptures and dedicatory offering of artworks and precious objects, the Feathered Serpent Pyramid and the Ciudadela that encloses it comprise a monumental architectural complex of Teotihuacan, Mexico.
Teotihuacan is remarkable for the scale and elaboration of its architecture, the well-organized grid on which the city was planned, and an artistic tradition that included stone sculpture, mural painting, and pottery.
5 maj 2015 · Teotihuacan imagery, in wall paintings, decorated pottery, ceramic and stone figurines, stone sculpture, and architecture, demands a chapter of its own. I call it “imagery” rather than “art” because it had purposes other than art for its own sake, although aesthetic considerations were important.
Two Teotihuacan-style Classic Maya slate and pyrite mirrors depict the Great Goddess or the Storm God as an iconic symbol etched on their backs (Figures 22a–b). In Figure 22a , the Storm God as a ruler can be identified by his tasseled headdress, torch-bearing hands, and ringed eyes (Cowgill Reference Cowgill 2015 :228, Figure 8.19).
