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Monochromatic print of architectural reliefs. A central tiered vessel is flanked by two creatures with bird-like heads and scaly, coiled bodies. A winged head sits above the vessel, and a human face rests below amidst swirling foliage.
Tlalmanalco IV
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tlalmanalco IV

Artist Leonard Lehrer (American, born 1935)
Date1975
MediumLithograph on paper
Dimensionssheet: 13 5/16 x 10 9/16 in. (33.8 x 26.8 cm)
image: 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (9.8 x 14.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Clinton and Mary Adams
Object number1998.14.12.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionMonochromatic print of architectural reliefs. A central tiered vessel is flanked by two creatures with bird-like heads and scaly, coiled bodies. A winged head sits above the vessel, and a human face rests below amidst swirling foliage.

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