| Object Name: | Monte Alban. Figures of danzantes |
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| Creation Date: | 100-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Zapotec | |
| Site: | Monte Alban | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| The so-called Danzantes (i.e.'dancers') are bas-relief figures on large stone slabs set into the outside of the platform. Nude men with slightly Olmecoid features, the Danzantes are shown in strange, rubbery postures as though they were swimming or dancing in viscous fluid. | ||
