art hist essays

Essay #2:

Objects in order:

Pyramid of the Niches, El Castillo (Temple of Kukulkan/Feathered Serpent), Akapana Platform Structure, Sacred Rock and Intihuatana (Hitching Post of the Sun) Stone, Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun)

Pyramid of the Niches: Culture/ Location:

El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico

Pyramid of the Niches Date/time period:

ca. 800 CE, late classic period

Pyramid of the Niches: Material

Stone and stucco

El Castillo: Culture/Location

Chichén Itzá, Maya-Toltec, Yucatan, Mexico

El Castillo: Date/Time Period

ca. 900-1200 CE, postclassic period

El Castillo: Material

Limestone blocks

Akapana: Culture/Location

Tiwanaku, Tiwanaku, Bolivia

Akapana: Date/Time Period

ca. 400-800 CE, middle horizon

Akapana: Matierial

Earth and stone, foreign blue/green gravel

Sacred Rock and Intihuatana Stone: Culture/Location

Inca, Machu Picchu, Peru

Sacred Rock and Intihuatana Stone: Date/Time Period

ca. 1450 CE, late horizon

Sacred Rock and Intihuatana: Material

Carved stone, bedrock (Intihuatana)

Qorikancha: Culture/Location

Inca, Cusco, Peru

Qorikancha: Date/Time Period

ca. 13th or 15th century, late horizon

Qorikancha

Andesite stone, formerly gold plated

Essay #1:

Objects in Order:

Templo Mayor, Painted Chacmool from Tlaloc’s Shrine in Templo Mayor, Tzompantli (Skull Rack), Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun), Sacred Rock and Intihuatana Stone

Templo Mayor: Culture/Location

Mexica/Aztec, Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City)

Templo Mayor: Date/Time Period

ca. 1325-1519 CE, postclasic period

Templo Mayor: Material

Stone and stucco

Painted Chacmool: Culture/Location

Mexica/Aztec, Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City)

Painted Chacmool: Date/Time Period

ca. 1350 CE, postclassic period

Painted Chacmool: Material

Stone and paint, fully polychromed

Tzompantli: Culture/Location

Mexica/Aztec, Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City)

Tzompantli: Date/Time Period

ca. 1486-1502 CE (CDMX), postclassic period

Tzompantli: Material

Stone rack with human skulls