Xantil (deity censer)
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Ceramic, slip
- Dimensions
- H. 22 5/8 x W. 15 1/8 x D. 9 in. (57.5 x 38.4 x 22.9 cm)
- Origin
- Eastern Nahua
- Department
- The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 99%
The catalog title identifies the work as a deity censer, and the catalog subject is Deities.
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Human Figure Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as Ceramics-Sculpture, while the image clearly shows a modeled human figure with a head, torso, arms, and legs.
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Face Visual · 99%
The prominently modeled head presents a clearly readable face with eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and facial ornament.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%
The figure incorporates an elaborate headdress, large ear ornaments, layered neck bands, cuffs, garment details, and painted or slipped markings.
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Patterns Visual · 92%
Repeated geometric, circular, linear, and banded motifs appear on the headdress, neck ornaments, cuffs, limbs, and garment.
Medium and Techniques
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Sculpture Both · 99%
The catalog classification includes Ceramics-Sculpture, and the image shows a fully three-dimensional modeled figure rather than a flat ceramic surface.
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Polychrome Sculpture Both · 94%
The visible surface retains multiple colors across the face, costume, ornaments, limbs, and vessel body; the catalog identifies the medium as ceramic with slip.
Materials
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Ceramic Both · 99%
Ceramic is specified in the catalog medium and is consistent with the modeled, fired-looking object shown.
Cultural and Religious Styles
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Pre-Columbian Art Metadata · 87%
The catalog dates the work to 1200–1521 CE and identifies its place of origin as Eastern Nahua, supporting its classification within pre-Columbian art.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Vessel Both · 88%
The catalog identifies the object as a censer, while the image shows a substantial cylindrical vessel body integrated with the figure.
Source & rights
Eastern Nahua artist(s). Xantil (deity censer). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.