Teotihuacan
Art from the City of the Gods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2990733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol Damian (corresponding author), Elizabeth Pasztory, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 460 |
| Publication date | 1995-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Teotihuacan: Art From the City of the Gods, Esther Pasztory, 1993 |
| Venue | Hispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2517245 |
| OpenAlex | W631899616 |
| Language | EN |
Fifteen hundred years ago, Teotihuacan was one of the world's greatest cities. Some 200,000 people lived in this Mexican metropolis, with its massive public buildings, grid plan of streets and imposing murals and sculpture. Its trading empire dominated much of ancient Mexico. Then, in the 8th century, came a mysterious collapse. Even knowledge of the original name was lost: Teotihuacan, City of the Gods, was a title bestowed by the Aztecs six hundred years later. Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this volume brings together for the first time the fruits of researches that are at last unveiling Teotihuacan. Over a dozen distinguished scholars examine every aspect of the city's culture, from its role as an urban centre, its religion and writing system, to its imposing pyramid-temples and superlative art. A splendid array of rarely seen masterpieces, from jewellery, greenstone masks and elegant blackware to figurines and elaborate wall paintings, provides visual proof of the magnificence of Teotihuacan's culture
Archaeology · Art · Geography · History · Latin American history and culture
Water Technology in the Ancient American Societies
Characterization of color production in Xalla's palace complex, Teotihuacan
Visualizing Culture, Society, and Ideology in Mesoamerica
The Archaeological Study of Empires and Imperialism in Pre-Hispanic Central Mexico
A Teotihuacan Presence at Chac Ii, Yucatan, Mexico
Writing in Space
Mazapan-Style Figurines at El Palacio and Their Significance for Early Postclassic Regional Interactions in Northern Michoacan
The Development of the Classic-Period Mixtequilla in South-Central Veracruz, Mexico
A New Analysis of the Gender Attribution of the “Great Goddess” of Teotihuacan
The Making of the Map
Implements of State Power
Los Señores del Dios Mariposa Pájaro
Museum salvage
Characterization of prehispanic cosmetics found in a burial of the ancient city of Teotihuacan (Mexico)
The prehistoric drug trade
Crowning Rulers and Years
When was the Sun Pyramid Built? Maintaining the Status Quo at Teotihuacan, Mexico
Specialized Production of San Martín Orange Ware at Teotihuacan, Mexico
Geographic Identities of the Sacrificial Victims from the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Teotihuacan
Architecture, Caching, and Foreign Contacts at Chac (II), Yucatan, Mexico
State and Society at Teotihuacan, Mexico
Panorama de los estudios sobre Teotihuacan
Reinterpreting the Plaza De Los Glifos, La Ventilla, Teotihuacan
Effigy Vessels, Religious Integration, and the Origins of the Central Mexican Pantheon
The Butterfly Bird God and His Myth at Teotihuacan
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |