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Rough depiction of a seated or kneeling woman made of extremely porous volcanic rock. She wears a rectangular jagged crown and is clad only in a skirt. She has placed her hands flat on her stomach. The back of her head is evenly carved in a spherical shape. The head was once broken off and has been glued back on.

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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 39,5 x 20 x 15 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 48249

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
who
Azteken

who
Seler, Eduard - Collectors

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