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#MosaicMonday :
#Coyote Head
Toltec, Early Post-Classic (900-1250 CE)
Offering of the El Corral Shrine, Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico
Ceramic vessel with shell mosaic and bone, H 13 x W 9.6 cm
INAH: https://lugares.inah.gob.mx/en/zonas-arqueologicas/zonas/piezas/7393-7393-cabeza-coyote.html?lugar_id=1736
#IndigenousArt #MesoamericanArt
“This vessel, known as the "coyote head," depicts the feathered canine from whose jaws a bearded figure emerges or appears. It was made on a lead-colored ceramic vessel with mother-of-pearl mosaics that emulate the coyote's feathers. The teeth of both figures were made from bone, while the hair and beard were made from seashells. This piece may possibly be an early representation of the "coyote warriors," later adopted by Mexica society.”
“Now, while talking about seashells and snails for the pre-Hispanic era are often contemplated the origin of marine environments, it is true that several species of freshwater were also used. Here stands out the Toltec society, whose population made outstanding use of those resources and whose obtaining would seem easier than that of the seas, although its current distribution does not rule out the existence of exchange networks, as happened with those. The majority is the use of seashells necaradas, mainly of the genus Nephronaias, with which they were made tessels. Perhaps the best-known example of this phenomenon is the pottery piece exhibited in the Tolteca Room of the National Museum of Anthropology, identified as the Warrior Coyote or the Feathered Coyote and covered with iridescent shell mosaics. In addition, in archaeological projects developed in the region of Tula, in the state of Hidalgo, it is common to find complete valves, others in the process of modification, as well as finished objects elaborated with the mentioned genres.” https://arqueologiamexicana.mx/mexico-antiguo/guerrero-coyote

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#mosaicmonday #coyote #indigenousart #mesoamericanart

#FotoVorschlag: Frau/Weltfrauentag // Woman/International Women's Day

#Mosaik in #Ravenna, das es als "frauenfreundliche Stadt" auszeichnet. Diese #Mosaiken wurden anlässlich des Internationalen Tages zur Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen #Frauen gestaltet. Sie schmücken viele Gebäude in Ravenna, das für seine #Mosaikkunst bekannt ist. // A #mosaic in Ravenna, declaring it a "women-friendly city". These #mosaics celebrate the International Day for Elimination of Violence against #Women. They decorate many buildings in Ravenna, which is famous for its #MosaicArt

#StreetArt #Italia #Italien #Italy #MosaicMonday
A slightly angled close-up shot of a rectangular, mosaic-decorated plaque lying on a textured, sandy surface. The plaque has a white background with a decorative border and features a stylized flower made from mosaic pieces in shades of brown, green, gold, and other colours. Below the flower is the text "CITTA AMICA DELLE DONNE" in capital letters, painted in a dark colour within a white rectangle outlined in red. At the top edge, partially visible, is the word "RAVENNA".
#Italy #mosaicmonday #Women #streetart #FotoVorschlag #Italia #Italien #frauen #mosaic #mosaics #Ravenna #mosaicart #mosaik #Mosaiken #mosaikkunst

This absolutely jaw-dropping mosaic of doves drinking from a bronze bowl is so detailed that it almost seems like an oil painting. Found in Hadrian’s villa, the piece is thought to be a copy of the famous C2nd BCE mosaicist from Pergamum, Sosos.

#MosaicMonday #AncientRome #History
Description from Google Art and Culture: “The scene is composed of four doves, one of which drinks, balanced on the rim of a bronze bowl. A figure in relief seems to uphold the handle.An astragal pattern recalling architucteral motifs decorates the frame. The mosaic is a figured panel composed of very tiny polychromatic marble and glass tesserae, placed at the center of Hadrianic-period room (émblema). This type of decoration, produced in the Roman period for rich clients, is a distinct from the other kinds of mosaic pavement, thereby constituting its high worth. The émblema is a copy of the work of Sosos, active in Pergamon in the second century BCE.”
#history #mosaicmonday #ancientrome

#MosaicMonday and the famous central pannel from the Arian Baptistery in Ravenna,
the fact they managed to achieve the effect of translucency using just tiles 😳

#mosaicmonday

One of these Mondays...
A #Roman mosaic depicting a somewhat whimsical #owl 🦉
found in Uzèz southern France, dating second half of the 1st century BC.

Photo: Denis Gliksman, Inrap

#MosaicMonday
#RomanArchaeology
A detail of a mosaic showing an owl on a light background. The owl looks a bit deranged.
#roman #mosaicmonday #romanarchaeology #owl

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