Rain god (incensario fragment)
This is a representation of the rain or storm god, who is found throughout Central America. The blue represents water but the goggle eyes and fangs are the storm god’s motifs. He is associated with fertility and is known by many names such as Tlaloc and Chak.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 80/1931/85
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Collection Area Region
- CENT
- Material
- terracottapigment
- Common Name
- rain god (incensario fragment)
- Simple Name
- ceramic
- Period Classification
- Gulf Coast Classic Period 300 - 900AD (Central America)
- Production County
- Veracruz
- Production Country
- Mexico
