Pre-Columbian Art

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Teotihuacan, c.100 BCE – 750 AD

Pyramid of the Sun, c. 100 BCE/ c.225 AD

Pyramid of the Moon, c. 1-150 AD

Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Ciudadela, c. 100-200 AD

Great Goddess, Pyramid of the Moon complex, c.200-750, basalt

Atetelco Apartment Complex, c. 250-400 AD

Theater Censer (Incense Burner), 400-750 AD, ceramic

Watery Paradise, from Tlalocan complex, c. 600-750 AD, fresco

Feathered Serpent and Flowering Trees, Techinantitla, 650-750 AD, fresco

Terms:

Obsidian, Thin orange ware, tripod vase

Avenue of the Dead

Quetzalcoatl = feathered or plumed serpent

The Great Goddess

Storm God (later called Tlaloc)