Refers to the Mesoamerican period from around CE 900 to CE 1200 most associated with the reintroduction of sculpture in the round as a dominant form, featuring large deity idols and pictorial motifs such as the sun disk with triangular rays, and with the decline of carved inscriptions. Pottery in the period predominantly features braziers, long-handled censers, tobacco pipes, Coyotlatelco potteryware with stylized red designs on cream backgrounds, and Mazapán potteryware with parallel straight or wavy red lines. It is also typified by the metallic gray glaze known as Plumbate. Ceramic figurines in the period are mold-made and painted after firing and feature female images, male warriors, and deities.
