Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan green stone figure Surface losses and areas of

Surface losses and areas of pigment depletion consistent with age

and solar symbolism

The reverse features the traditional Parthian archer seated left

consistent with known Zapotec funerary and temple urn traditions

Pre-Columbian Teotihuacan green stone figure Surface losses and areas ofTEOTIHUACAN GREENSTONE FIGURECentral Mexico, ca. A. D. 250450 A finely carved standing figure of mottled greenstone, depicting a stylized male with squared body and broad shoulders, hands resting along the sides, and a serene, mask like face with narrow slitted eyes and defined lips beneath a deeply incised headband bearing a central wave motif. The carving is executed in the formal, geometric tradition associated with Teotihuacan stone sculpture,