RON HENGGELER |
October 12, 2017
Teotihuacan
City of Water City of Fire
at the de Young
September 30, 2017 - February 11, 2018
On Sunday, I visited the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park to see the recently opened show Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. Teotihuacan was one of the earliest, largest, and most important cities in the ancient Americas. The city's Pyramid of the Sun is the second largest pyramid in the world. Teotihuacan is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most visited archaeological site in Mexico. Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire explores how artworks from the ancient city shape our understanding of Teotihuacan as an urban environment. Monumental and ritual objects from Teotihuacan’s three pyramids are shown alongside mural paintings, ceramics, and stone sculptures from the city’s apartment compounds. Here are the photos from my visit on Sunday.
If you would like to learn more about Teotihuacan, go to the de Young's Digital Stories:
TEOTIHUACAN: CITY OF WATER, CITY OF FIRE
Mission Street at 6th in San Francisco |
Jazz in the morning sunlight |
The tunnel under John Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park |
The Francis Scott Key Monument and the distant Sutro Tower |
Pair of Sphinxes, ca. 1910by Arthur Putnam (1873-1930)
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Detail of Sphinx, ca. 1910by Arthur Putnam (1873-1930) |
Entrance to the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park |
Detail of the stairs inside the de Young |
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Wall mural near the entrance to the exhibitPre-Hispanic City of TeotihuacanThe holy city of Teotihuacan ('the place where the gods were created') is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico City. Built between the 1st and 7th centuries A.D., it is characterized by the vast size of its monuments – in particular, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, laid out on geometric and symbolic principles. As one of the most powerful cultural centres in Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan extended its cultural and artistic influence throughout the region, and even beyond.UNESCO |
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Effigy vessel, 100-200TialocanCeramic |
Incised shells, 150-250TialocanShell |
Incised shell, 150-250TialocanShell |
Incised shell, 150-250TialocanShell |
Standing figures with necklaces 200-250TialocanGemstone |
Standing figures with necklaces 200-250TialocanGemstone |
Standing figures with necklaces 200-250TialocanGemstone |
Standing figures with necklaces 200-250TialocanGemstone |
Standing figure with necklaces 200-250TialocanGemstone |
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Standing figures with necklaces 200-250TialocanGemstone |
Incised shells, 150-250TialocanShell |
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Incised shells, 150-250TialocanShell |
Detail of incised shell, 150-250TialocanShell |
Detail of incised shell, 150-250TialocanShell |
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Storm God vessels 150-250TialocanCeramic |
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Bowl, 200-250TialocanCeramic and mineral pigments |
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Mural fragment (coyotes and deer) 300-400Earthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigment |
Fragment from the Mural of Mythological Animals, 250-350Street of the DeadEarthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigment |
Detail of, Fragment from the Mural of Mythological Animals, 250-350Street of the DeadEarthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigment |
Detail of, Fragment from the Mural of Mythological Animals, 250-350Street of the DeadEarthen aggregate, stucco, and mineral pigment |
Tripod vessel with animals, 300-390TeopancazcoCeramic, stucco, and mineral pigment |
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Stela 350-450Stone
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detail of the Stela 350-450Stone |
Storm God almera (building marker) 400-500Ceramic |
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Storm God relief 250-350Street of the Dead |
Old Fire God sculpture 150-550Stone |
Old Fire God sculpture 150-550Stone |
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Female Figure 250-650Volcanic stone |
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Female Figure 250-650Volcanic stone |
detail of Female Figure 250-650Volcanic stone |
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side view of Female Figure 250-650Volcanic stone |
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Incensario (incense burner) lid, 350-550OztoyahualcoCeramic and pigments |
Incensario (incense burner) lid, 350-550OztoyahualcoCeramic and pigments |
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detail of Incensario (incense burner) lid, 550-650TetitlaCeramic and pigments |
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Effigy Urn 450-550Oaxaca BarrioCeramic, greenstone, shell, and pigments |
Basin, 400-550Street of the Dead ComplexTecali (onyx) |
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Trapaze-and-ray-almena (building marker) 150-550Street of the Dead ComplexStone, stucco, and pigments |
Avian effigy vessel, 250-350La VentillaCeramic, shell, greenstone, and stucco |
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Avian effigy vessel, 250-350La VentillaCeramic, shell, greenstone, and stucco |
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Perforated bowl, 200-350La VentillaCeramic |
Head, 200-350La VentillaBasalt |
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Incensarios, (incense burners) 170-250La VentillaCeramic |
Incensario, (incense burner) 170-250La VentillaCeramic |
detail of Incensario, (incense burner) 200-350La VentillaCeramic |
Incensario, (incense burner) 200-350La VentillaCeramic |
Incensario, (incense burner) 350-450La VentillaCeramic |
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Bird sculpture 200-350La VentillaAndesite |
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Figurines and Vessel, 200-250East PlatformCeramic and pigments |
Figurine, 200-250East PlatformCeramic and pigments |
Figurine, 200-250East PlatformCeramic and pigments |
Figurines, 200-250East PlatformCeramic and pigments |
Figurine, 200-250East PlatformCeramic and pigments |
Feathered Serpent Head 200-250Feathered Serpent PyramidStone, stucco, and pigments |
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Feathered Serpent Head 200-250Feathered Serpent PyramidStone, stucco, and pigments |
Feathered Serpent Head 200-250Feathered Serpent PyramidStone, stucco, and pigments |
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Old Fire God sculpture 500-600Sun PyramidAndesite |
Old Fire God sculpture 500-600Sun PyramidAndesite |
Feline sculpture 300-400Sun PyramidAndesite |
Circular relief 300-450Sun PyramidStone |
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Circular relief 300-450Sun PyramidStone |
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Standing figures, 200-250Moon Pyramid Burial 2(L) Serpentine with pyrite and shell (R) Obsidian |
Standing figures, 200-250Moon Pyramid Burial 2(L) Obsidian (R) Greenstone, pyrite, and shell |
Plain Stela 400-600Quetzalpapálotl Palacegreenstone |
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Standing figure, 500-550XallaCalcite marble |
detail of Standing figure, 500-550XallaCalcite marble |
detail of Standing figure, 500-550XallaCalcite marble |
Mosaic jaguar, 400XallaVolcanic stone, stucco, and pigment |
front lobby of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park |
front lobby of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park |
Main Entrance Courtyard of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park |
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Main Entrance of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate ParkTeotihuacanCity of Water City of Fireat the de YoungSeptember 30, 2017 - February 11, 2018
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The smokey sky at sunrise seen from my window, due to the wild fires burning in Northern California |
Smoke and ash in San Francisco from the wild fires burning in Napa and Sonoma Counties |
Smoke and ash in San Francisco from the wild fires burning in Napa and Sonoma Counties |
Smoke and ash in San Francisco from the wild fires burning in Napa and Sonoma Counties |
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