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The Teotihuacan Owl-and-Weapon Symbol and its Association with “Serpent Head X” at Kaminaljuyu

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2017

Hasso Von Winning*
Affiliation:
Mexico, D. F.

Extract

The excellent and exhaustive study by Drs. Kidder, Jennings, and Shook of the ceramics excavated at Kaminaljuyu contributes considerably to the understanding and interpretation of Teotihuacan symbolism. A group of stuccoed and painted tripods, excavated at Kaminaljuyu, includes seven vessels whose decorative style is Teotihuacanoid, whereas the other four are Mayoid in style. All these tripods are considered to have been made and decorated at the site mentioned.

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1948

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