Sculpture

NA9269

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA9269
Current Location Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture Aztec
Provenience Mexico (Central America)
Culture Area Central American
Date Made 1300–1521 CE
Section American
Materials Basaltic Stone
Technique Polished
Iconography Head
Description

Head of dark basaltic stone. Aztec type of art; goddess, possibly Chalchiuhtlicue. Polished.

Height 18.5 cm
Outside Diameter 17 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Charles Rettew Sheeler Jr., 1925

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