Zapotec / Monte Albán – Cocijo Rain God / Bat God / Glyph Stele / Step-Fret / Mandala
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Zapotec Monte Albán mandala: innermost central medallion characteristic Cocijo Rain God Lightning God face mask characteristic bifurcated forked-tongue downward-curling serpent-tongue characteristic large rectangular goggled rain-god eyes characteristic broad fang-fronted lower jaw plate characteristic complex stacked headdress step-fret cloud-scroll forked-tongue motifs elaborating radiating Cocijo headdress-plume band — first concentric ring alternating Zapotec Bat God Murcielago head medallions characteristic large rounded bat-ear forms leaf-nosed wide bat-nose prominent fang-bearing jaw alternating Zapotec glyph medallions bold angular outline-rectangle-framed calendar place-name glyph — second concentric ring characteristic Zapotec step-fret greca escalonada border band characteristic interlocking continuous step-fret pattern right-angle stepped spiral-ending continuous hooks running full circular ring — third concentric ring alternating characteristic seated frontal Zapotec ceramic funerary urn deity figure characteristic elaborate urn-figure headdress cross-legged frontal seated body large rectangular tab-like ear-ornaments alternating cloud-scroll lightning-bolt panels — outermost border ring continuous alternating feathered-serpent scale segments stacked-element column ornaments.
