chicome coatl

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Chalchiuhtlicue-Chicomecoatl

Like many other pieces, the Aztec corn goddess came to Berlin through Alexander von Humboldt. She is wearing a cotton headband held by a large bow at the back of her head. She holds two corncobs in her left hand. The goddess was first published as Idole aztèque, en basalte in Humboldt's travelogue Vues des Cordillères in 1810. (A. Nicklisch 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Weight: 6,84 kg
Height: 37 cm
Depth: 16 cm
Width: 17 cm
Material/Technique
Stone (tuff)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 2

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Postclassical
    where
    Mexico
    Central highlands
    who
    Azteken
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    by Alexander von Humboldt 1840
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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