Green Hands and Faces
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This elaborate lid from a ceremonial incensario (incense burner) depicts the head and torso of a warrior wearing a large headdress, nose plaque, and earplugs. He holds a bundle of spear ends in his right hand and a knife in his left. Three spear-end bundles also adorn the headdress.
In 500 C.E. Teotihuacan, in central Mexico, was one of the largest cities in the world, with an estimated population of 150,000. Teotihuacan’s culture, religion, and art spread throughout Mexico and Central America. This lid, found more than seven hundred miles away, represents a local version of the Teotihuacan prototype.
Caption
Ross Bleckner American, born 1949. Green Hands and Faces, 1994. Oil on canvas, 84 x 72 x 2 1/2 in. (213.4 x 182.9 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Ninah and Michael Lynne and Frank L. Babbott Fund, 1995.30. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1995.30_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Green Hands and Faces
Date
1994
Geography
Place made: United States
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
84 x 72 x 2 1/2 in. (213.4 x 182.9 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by Ninah and Michael Lynne and Frank L. Babbott Fund
Accession Number
1995.30
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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