Botellón tipo Códice

Numberless vessels made in the renowned city of Cholula, in the current state of Puebla, got to Tenochtitlan by means of intense trade or the exacting of tributes. The particular characteristics of these pieces are their eye-catching shapes and their intense polychrome decoration made on a thin layer of plaster that was used as a base for the artists to depict extraordinaire scenes with symbolic motifs that were combined with complex geometric elements organized in horizontal bands. The top and bottom parts are colored in a deep red that is particular to this kind of ceramic. The neck bands have solar and geometric motifs. The body of the vessel has a great number of glyphs and divine images related to Mixcoatl worship. The image of a Maguey plant may indicate that this was a vessel to keep pulque, the alcoholic beverage of the ancient Mexicans par excellence.Arqlga. Bertina Olmedo Vera