Abstract

GUERRERO VILLAGOMEZ, Fernando. The Idol of Almoloya del Río, Mexico: Notes and comments about a sculpture that emerged from the water. Trace (Méx. DF) [online]. 2022, n.82, pp.182-197.  Epub Dec 02, 2022. ISSN 2007-2392.  https://doi.org/10.22134/trace.82.2022.838.

The present essay tries to expose a series of reflections around a monolithic sculpture of pre-Hispanic origin located in the community of Almoloya del Río in the State of Mexico. Different attributes stand out from it, ranging from its iconographic and plastic characteristics, as well as its origin, which is presumed to be close to a pre-Hispanic settlement linked to a lake environment, aspects that contribute to the identification of its probable meaning and function, despite of not having the precise information of the context from where it was extracted. All in all, the exhibition constitutes a unique reference point for the local sculptural expression that promises to reveal cosmogonic aspects of the human groups that inhabited the region for the pre-hispanic period.

Keywords : archaeology; sculpture; Almoloya; matlatzincas; olmecs.

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