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Key:  MNA 6-388 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (exhibited). Collection:  Francisco Belmar #62; according to Martínez Gracida (1910: 107), it was found in 1896. Registration:  6-388 or 6-6047 Provenance:  Atzompa, Oaxaca. Measurements:  71 x 14 cm. Color:  Grey clay with traces of white and red paint. Chronology:  Peche 500 - 600 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  No. 62 in Belmar's catalog (AH/ MNA, vol. 11, fs. 17-35); Martínez Gracida 1910: 107; Caso & Bernal 1952: 285, fig. 431, Marcus 1983: fig. 5.11; Solis 1991: 158, fig. 230; Marcus and Flannery 1996: 210, fig. 247. Comments:  According to Belmar, the figure represents a man. Martínez Gracida says it represents a "priestess". Caso and Bernal use this vessel to define the category "Goddess 13 Serpent". Caso and Bernal (1952) and also Marcus (1983) published the artifact without origin. Later, Marcus and Flannery (1996: 210, fig. 247) maintained that the provenance was Monte Albán. According to Belmar's Collection list, it comes from Atzompa and was excavated by the collector himself. Glyphs:  Glyph 13 V on the chest. Dating:  TL by Peter Schaft 1999: authentic (Martha Carmona, personal communication 1999).

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Key:  GRUE 1 Actual Location:  Private collection, Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Collection:  James C. and Florence C. Gruener. Provenance:  Unknown Measurements:  20 cm. Chronology:  MA IIIA (Boos 1966b: 281); Pitao 350 - 500 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Boos 1966b: 281, fig. 261. Glyphs:  Glyph Y "snake" in the headdress (5Y).

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Key:  MNA 6-800 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (exhibited). Registration:  6-800 Provenance:  Ocotlán, Oaxaca. Measurements:  15 cm. (cabeza) 47 cm. (cabeza y cuerpo) Color:  Grey clay Chronology:  MA IIIA (Caso and Bernal 1952: 205); Pitao 350 - 500 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Caso and Bernal 1952: 208, fig. 345; Paddock 139, fig. 132. Comments:  Only the head of this piece, which has been restored, is exhibited at the National Anthropology Museum. Caso and Bernal published the whole piece, but it is possible that the body is a contemporary attachment. They said: "In the headdress, a wide-peaked bird and the characteristic eyebrows; but on both sides, two serpent heads can be seen. Its fine work is a typical example of the art of Zapotec potters in the period IIIA" (Caso and Bernal 1952: 205). Glyphs:  The U and M glyphs (reproduced twice) in the headdress.

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Key:  MNA 6-37 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Registration:  6-37 Provenance:  Entrance 1, no. 8, found in cove 42, under building 43 of the K-System Courtyard, Mitla, Oaxaca. Measurements:  18 cm. Color:  Grey clay with a red pigment coating. Chronology:  MA IIIA (Caso and Bernal 1952: 101); Tani 200 - 350 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Caso 1936: 13-14, numberless photo; Caso and Bernal 1952: 101, fig. 167. Comments:  Caso and Bernal use this piece to define category "Bow God in Headdress". According to Caso, the urn was attached to the pectoral or loincloth, but fell off (Caso 1936: 13). The piece was found with two more (Nos. 6 and 9): one with a serpent's mouth mask and the other, with a headdress featuring the Cocijo and glyph C. The rest of the offering was also very rich in ceramics. There were two skeletons in the burial.

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Key:  MNA 6-4850 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Registration:  6-4850 (INAH 10-61335) Provenance:  Offering in courtyard VII of tomb 103, Monte Albán, Oaxaca. Measurements:  aprox. 20 cm. Color:  Grey clay with traces of red pigment. Chronology:  MA IIIB (Caso and Bernal 1952: 185); Xoo 600 - 800 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Caso 1939: 181 -183, figs. 18 & 19; Caso and Bernal 1952: 185-186, fig. 315. Comments:  Caso and Bernal say: "In [the offering] there are five human figures with masks of bird beaks. Two of them also have quetzal headdresses, while the other three are wearing serpent headdresses. Perhaps, together, they represent the Quetzalcoatl" (Caso and Bernal 1952: 185-186). This figures has an owl's mask in headdress and holds an incense bag in the left hand. All the figures' headdresses are removable. See MNA 6-4851.

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Key:  MNA 6-4851 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Registration:  6-4851 (INAH 10-61336) Provenance:  Offering in courtyard VII of tomb 103, Monte Albán, Oaxaca. Measurements:  aprox. 20 cm. Color:  Grey clay with traces of red pigment. Chronology:  MA IIIB (Caso and Bernal 1952: 185); Xoo 600 - 800 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Caso 1939: 181 -183, figs. 18 & 19; Caso and Bernal 1952: 185-186, fig. 315. Comments:  Caso and Bernal say: "In [the offering] there are five human figures with masks of bird peaks. Two of them also have quetzal headdresses, while the other three are wearing serpent headdresses. Perhaps, together, they represent the Quetzalcoatl" (Caso and Bernal 1952: 185-186). This figure wears a serpent headress and holds a what could be a mirror at his midrift. All the figures' headdresses are removable. See MNA 6-4850. Glyphs:  The mask of glyph V "alligator" in the headdress.

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Key:  MNA 6-834 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Registration:  6-834 Provenance:  Zaachila, Oaxaca. Chronology:  MA IIIA (Caso and Bernal, 1952: 135); Pitao 350 - 500 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Caso and Bernal 1952: 132, fig. 223 and pp. 134-135. Comments:  Caso and Bernal say that it has two serpent heads on both sides of the headdress, but these cannot be seen in the photograph published by them. The element on the right side of the headdress corresponds to the same element of the headdress of piece DIA 77.99 and of the pectoral of piece MM 133: 1980.

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Key:  KERR 6456 Actual Location:  Unknown Collection:  It comes from a photo collection by Justin Kerr, from FAMSI's website. Registration:  Photo number 6456 Provenance:  Unknown Measurements:  17.8 cm. Chronology:  Peche 500 - 600 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  http://research.famsi.org/kerrportfolio.html Comments:  Human figure with serpent mask. Glyphs:  Glyph C in the headdress. Two glyphs for corn in the headdress. The glyph for corn field in the pectoral.

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Key:  EMB 11394 Actual Location:  Ethnographic Museum (Ethnologisches Museum), Berlin, Germany. Collection:  Seler 1887 and 1888 Registration:  IV Ca. 11394 Provenance:  Mitla, Oaxaca. Measurements:  28 cm. de largo. Tubo 7 cm. dia Color:  Brown clay with traces of white stucco and red pigment. Chronology:  Xoo 600 - 800 AD   Click to view Chronology Comments:  This piece was probably used as a drain because it is shaped like a tube. A rectangular opening on the top means that the liquid would have run down the sides of the alligator or serpent's head . A human figure comes out of its jaws and the nose of this supernatural being is a jaguar's head.

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Key:  MNA Patio t.104 Actual Location:  National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Provenance:  Courtyard of tomb 104, Monte Albán, Oaxaca. Measurements:  26 cm. Chronology:  Peche 500 - 600 AD   Click to view Chronology Reference:  Caso and Bernal 1952: 285, fig. 432. Comments:  Caso and Bernal (1952: 283) say: "...[the figure] bears a serpent eye in the headdress, as well as a few beads of jade, decorated as numerals, in the shape of number 11, which was probably 13; among them, a bead of authentic jade". Because of the bad quality of the photo presented, these details cannot be observed. Glyphs:  The glyph for alligator eye (V) in the headdress.

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