Producciones Palaciegas Tenochcas en Objetos De Concha Y Lapidaria

Castro, Adrián Velázquez; Tísoc, Emiliano Ricardo Melgar

doi:10.1017/s0956536114000170

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“…Almost all of these techniques share the technology reported for Imperial Tenochcan Style objects [10,11,13,[15][16][17]21], which are clearly not from Mixtec origin. Almost all of these techniques share the technology reported for Imperial Tenochcan Style objects [10,11,13,[15][16][17]21], which are clearly not from Mixtec origin.…”

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confidence: 88%

Provenance and Manufacture of Mixtec Style Objects Found on the Surrounding Structures of the Precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan

Ciriaco

Ruvalcaba‐Sil

2014

MRS Proc.

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Seventy six speckled greenstone items have been recovered on the surrounding structures of the Aztec precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan. Several researchers have identified the material as marble. Also, these objects have been labeled as Mixtec style due to the raw materials involved in their manufacture as well as their apparent similarity with other known Mixtec objects. The main objective of this essay is to determine the raw materials and the technology employed on its manufacture. Based on earlier composition analysis using Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), it became clear that all items are made of the same calcite-serpentine mineral alloy, which probably comes from the Oaxaca region. It is interesting the homogeneity and standardization among these pieces by analyzing them with experimental archaeology and the characterization of their manufacturing traces. Comparing their raw material, morphology and techniques with those of Mixtec sites, the analysis revealed that they are not in fact related at all; however they do coincide with the manufacturing process of Tenochca (Aztec) style objects. This fact might point towards the actual origin of the raw materials, their obtainment and the technology behind the elaboration of luxury goods at Tenochtitlan.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Provenance and Manufacture of Mixtec Style Objects Found on the Surrounding Structures of the Precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan

Ciriaco

Ruvalcaba‐Sil

2014

MRS Proc.

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“…With this in mind, an object's modifications can be reproduced (abrasions, cuts, incisions, perforations, polished and brightened surfaces), based on the manufactured raw material and employing the tools and processes that are believed to have been used by the various peoples of Mesoamerica. Such indigenous knowledge and technology come from a variety of historical sources (Durán 2005;Sahagún 1985), archaeological data (Englehardt et al 2020;Melgar Tísoc 2017;Melgar Tísoc and Mathien 2020;Velázquez Castro and Melgar Tísoc 2014), and proposals by researchers (Gallaga 2016;Mirambell 1968;Smith and Kidder 1951).…”

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The mirrors from Chiapa de Corzo: an early example for the Classic pyrite mirrors?

Gallaga,

Melgar,

Lowe

2023

Ancient Mesoam

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Smith and Kidder (1951:44) were among the first to highlight pyrite pre-Hispanic mirrors as “marvels of painstaking craftsmanship.” These mirrors present reflective surfaces consisting of 20–50 pyrite tesserae with beveled edges, perfectly cut, and average 2 mm in thickness. The first known examples of mirrors in Mesoamerica were the “Olmec” type—a concave mirror created from a single hematite piece developed during the Middle Preclassic period. Later, in the Classic period, pyrite mosaic mirrors replaced them. Unfortunately, we do not understand the changes from one type to the other. In this work, we present two pyrite mirrors found at the site of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico, dating around 700–500 b.c., as possible forerunners of Classic pyrite mirrors. Also, we present traceological analysis of their manufacturing process using experimental archaeology and scanning electron microscopy. Based on these examinations, we identify likely materials and techniques employed in crafting them. We posit that production of these mirrors could have been the result of the development of specialized artisans at distinct workshops, increasing the complexity and labor investment in the lapidary objects as prestige goods.

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“…The Mezcala objects, usually interpreted as produced prior to the construction or expansions of the Templo Mayor, may represent tribute, extracted from earlier Guerrero sites, ranging from the CL to PC (González & Olmedo Vera 1990; López Austin & López Luján 2009). Recent analyses of their technical style indicate much of the Tenochtitlan Mezcala corpus may have been made at Aztec palace workshops that produced objects specifically for the Templo Mayor (Velázquez Castro & Melgar Tísoc 2014).…”

Section: Mezcala Sculpture Beyond Guerreromentioning

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Commensalism, Imaginaries and Early Urbanism: A Mezcala Sculpture in the Mixteca Alta, Mexico

Blomster¹

2022

CAJ

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Early urban societies feature specialized processes that integrate disparate populations as part of their social construction. One such process is commensalism and the associated display of exotica from interregional interaction. Hosts of a feast between 400 and 300 bce at the early urban centre of Etlatongo, in the Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca, Mexico, displayed pottery that manifested relationships with urban elites at Monte Albán and other regions of Oaxaca, but also expressed connections with something fundamentally different. The hosts sacrificed a greenstone sculpture in the Mezcala style from Guerrero state, located to the west and previously unknown in Oaxaca aesthetics. The discovery of this figure contributes to reassessing the extent of interaction during a time often marked by regionalism in Oaxaca as well as providing information on the little-known Mezcala civilization. A relational ontology explores how the discovery of this agentive object and the alterity of its aesthetics facilitates understanding perceptions of distant others or imaginaries, and how such entanglements facilitated processes of status differentiation for nascent urban elites, particularly their role as mediators.

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Producciones Palaciegas Tenochcas en Objetos De Concha Y Lapidaria

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Provenance and Manufacture of Mixtec Style Objects Found on the Surrounding Structures of the Precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan

Provenance and Manufacture of Mixtec Style Objects Found on the Surrounding Structures of the Precinct of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan

The mirrors from Chiapa de Corzo: an early example for the Classic pyrite mirrors?

Commensalism, Imaginaries and Early Urbanism: A Mezcala Sculpture in the Mixteca Alta, Mexico

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