| 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 | |
| Some of these figures are represented as old, bearded individuals with toothless gums or with a single protuberant incisor. In many individuals the genitals are clearly delineated. Furthermore, there are cases of sexual mutilation depicted on some Danzantes, blood streaming in flowery patterns from the severed part. These are not dancers but portraits of slain enemies, whose name glyph appears in front of their mouth. | ||
