ETHAM 019659

Urne à l'effigie de la déité Cocijo

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019659
Deity
Mexico, Oaxaca
Zapotec. 5th - 7th century
Ceramic
Gift of Laurent Rehfous in 1944
MEG Inv. ETHAM 019659
This urn bears the image and attributes of Cocijo (lightning), the most important Zapotec god, associated with rain and agrarian fertility rituals. Flanked by corn cobs, the figure is wearing a headdress marked with the "C glyph" which is associated with water in the Mixtec codices. Its forked tongue probably represents lightning bolts

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Pre- Columbian Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica is a cultural area stretching from Mexico to the north of Costa Rica. This region has witnessed outstanding cultural and economic achievements: the beginnings of agriculture, the development of complex societies, trade, writing systems and calendars. The Zapotecs and Mayas in the south and the Aztecs in the central plateau of Mexico figure among the most remarkable pre-Columbian cultures.

Bibliograpy

  • SCHOEPF, Daniel. 1995. Autoportraits du Nouveau Monde: collection précolombienne. Aoste : Priuli & Verlucca / Musée d'ethnographie de Genève, 19; 26, MEG - ET AM 2368

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