El linaje de la vajilla azteca I

Abstract

The late 8th and early 9th centuries show a strong influence of southern Mesoamerica on central Mexican architecture sculpture and painting. Looking more closely at Aztec I and Aztec II ceramics-two wares closely related to the Coyotlalteco ceramic tradition, we find that some of their shapes and designs also relate to late classic gulf coast and mayan lowland ceramics. On the other hand, Aztec I & II like shapes and designs join an engraved pottery tradition on the gulf coast around 860-870 a.C. (Goodman-Martinez-Thompson correlation), giving rise to the X Fine Orange tradition. This early date suggests that aztecI was a well developed ware at the middle of the IXth century, and that its predecessors must have come together at the beginning of the same century.