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Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; 2016, bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum.\n</p>\n<p>\n\tNotes:\n\t<br />\n\t[1] According to Griffin’s Notebook 1-4.\n</p>","remarks":null},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"In the first centuries CE, Teotihuacan grew rapidly to become a massive metropolis, the largest in the Americas with perhaps 250,000 inhabitants. It was a cosmopolitan city with neighborhoods of migrant communities from throughout Mesoamerica. Part of Teotihuacan’s urban success was likely the result of its control over key sources of obsidian, a volcanic glass used to produce sharp, utilitarian blades but also meticulously flaked for use as fragile offertory objects. Fine ceramic vessels took distinctive forms, such as lidded tripods and <i>floreros</i>. The shape of the latter parallels modern flower vases though their ancient function is uncertain. 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