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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 Mesoameria and Central and South America.

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Cultural attribution
Azteken
Object type
Stone figure
Dimensions
Height: 8,5 cm
Depth: 21,8 cm
Width: 19,2 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 3220 a

Provenance and sources

Production
when
1521
where
Mexico
who
Azteken
Collecting
who
Carl Adolf Uhde (1792-02-02 - 1856-11-17) - Collectors
Assignment to a curated holding:
American Archaeology

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