EditorialTeotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the rain-god. Heads of Jaguars, symbol of death, jut out from flowers, symbol of plenitude; the god Tlaloc is shown with a face of corncobs and large goggles (3rd-6th CE) .
EditorialTeotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the rain-god. Heads of Jaguars, symbol of death, jut out from flowers, symbol of plenitude; the god Tlaloc is shown with a face of corncobs and large goggles (3rd-6th CE) .
EditorialThe head of a jaguar, symbol of the setting sun and of death, juts out from a flower, symbol of plenitude. Tempel of Quetzalcoatl and Tlaloc, Teotihuacan, Mexico (3rd-6th CE) .
EditorialBedside table (table de nuit), Attributed to Bernard II van Risenburgh (ca. 1696?ca. 1767), ca. 1750?56, French, Paris, Oak veneered with tulipwood and kingwood; gilt-bronze mounts; Sarrancolin marble; silk moir? drawer lining (not original), H. 30-3/4...
EditorialTeotihuacan, Temple of Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and Tlaloc, the rain-god. Heads of Jaguars, symbol of death, jut out from flowers, symbol of plenitude; the god Tlaloc is shown with a face of corncobs and large goggles (3rd-6th CE) .