Vessel with Head emerging from serpent jaws at The British Museum, London

McEwan 1994, p.32'A human emerging from the jaws of a serpentine dragon is a recurring image in Mesoamerican art. Among their many other connotations, snakes were seen as a metaphor for the umbilical cord connecting new life on the earthly plane with the hidden, spiritual sources of creation. Such images, therefore, evoke ancestral connections and call attention to the threshold dividing the human domain from the invisible but ever-present ancestral spirits.' This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)麦克尤恩1994年，第32页：‘从蜿蜒巨龙的蛇口现身的人类形象，是中美洲艺术中反复出现的视觉意象。除诸多其他内涵之外，蛇类还被视作脐带的隐喻，联结着尘世维度的新生生命与隐秘的精神创生源头。因此，这类意象既唤起了与先祖的联结，也提请人们关注划分人类领域与无形却始终在场的先祖灵体的阈限。 该物品属于《扫描世界》（Scan The World）项目。《扫描世界》是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议项目，旨在打造全球范围内可全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取使用。本项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边存有有趣的藏品并愿意参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。 扫描方式：摄影测量法（Photogrammetry），使用Agisoft PhotoScan软件进行后期处理。