Zoyatitlanapa

Results: 3 records

B01: design element - motifs - foliage

bands of it, vertical and horizontal, dividing the sides into rectangles
Scene Description: bands of it, vertical and horizontal, dividing the sides into rectangles

B02: symbol - Aztec - chalchihuitl

symbol of the Passion in the early colonial art of Mexico
Scene Description: symbol of the Passion in the early colonial art of Mexico

BBU01: design element - motifs - ball

a row of them, all around the upper basin side
Scene Description: a row of them, all around the upper basin side

INFORMATION

Font ID: 06893ZOY
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Tequitqui
Church / Chapel Name: Iglesia Parroquial
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Site Location: Puebla, Mexico, North America
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Reyes-Valerio (2000: 412) as a holy-water stoup of the 16th century; the basin is cylindrical with profuse ornamentation: a row of ball motif at the upper basin side; bands of foliage motif divede the sides into rectangular compartments, each with a large motif, including the Franciscan arms and the "chalchihuites", or jade roundels, used as symbols of the Passion to represent the wounds of Christ.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

  • Reyes-Valerio, Constantino, Arte indocristiano, México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2000, p. [412], ill. 149