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Frog or toad

The frog is associated with moisture and fertility as a water dweller; this idea is not limited to the Aztecs, but can be found throughout Mesoamerica as well as in Central and South America;

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 13,4 x 17,1 x 19 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 3925

Provenance and sources

when
14th century-1521
where
Mexico
who
Azteken

who
Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors

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